The Hoodlum Priest

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The Hoodlum Priest ★★★ 1961

Biography of the Rev. Charles Dismas Clark (Murray), a Jesuit priest who dedicated his life to working with juvenile delinquents and ex-cons in St. Louis. Dullea made his screen debut as Billy Lee Jackson, a thief who finds the straight and narrow is a hard road with more detours than he can handle. Fine performances with Murray coscripting under the pseudonym Don Deer. 101m/B VHS, DVD . Don Murray, Keir Dullea, Larry Gates, Logan Ramsey, Cindi Wood; D: Irvin Kershner; W: Don Murray, Joseph Landon; C: Haskell Wexler.

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