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The Hoodlum Priest (1961)

The Hoodlum Priest

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1h 41m

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March 26th, 1961

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Venturing into some of the roughest slums of St. Louis, Jesuit priest Rev. Charles Dismas Clark dedicates himself to helping young ex-convicts who are struggling to rejoin a society that fears and rejects them. An especially wrenching case for the Reverend is Billy Lee Jackson, a troubled thief whose personal demons constantly tempt him back to a life of crime — and may ultimately make him pay the highest price for a few desperate decisions.

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2 wins and 1 nominations

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Cast

Don Murray
Father Charles Dismas Clark
Larry Gates
Louis Rosen
Logan Ramsey
George McHale
Don Joslyn
Pio Gentile
Sam Capuano
Mario Mazziotti
Vince O'Brien
Assistant District Attorney
Al Mack
Judge Garrity
Lou Martini
Angelo Mazziotri
Norman McKay
Father Dunne
Joseph Cusanelli
Hector Sterne
Full cast & crew

Directors

Irvin Kershner
Full cast & crew

Producers

Don Murray
producer
Walter Wood
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Melvin Sloan
story editor
(as Mel Sloan)
Don Murray
(screenplay) (as Don Deer) and
Joseph Landon
original story
Full cast & crew

Taglines

The most fantastic story the screen has ever told AND IT'S TRUE right down to its last jolt!
The Most Fantastic Story the Screen Has Ever Told AND IT'S True Right Down to the Last Jolt!
He spent time with thieves and killers...this man who wore a priest's garb - and lived in a white-hot world of VIOLENCE!

Keywords

bare chested male
execution
independent film
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

August 1st, 1961 (Austria)
January 12th, 1962 (Denmark)
July 7th, 1961 (Finland)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Hoodlum Priest (original title)
...der werfe den ersten Stein (Austria)
Almas Redimidas (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

1 Produce Row, St. Louis, Missouri, USA (produce market and warehouse complex where Billy works)
100 Madison Street, Jefferson City, Missouri, USA (Missouri Governor's Mansion)
301 East State Street, Jefferson City, Missouri, USA (Missouri-Pacific Railroad train station)
All Locations

Running Times

101 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.66 : 1

Production Companies

United Artists
Murray-Wood Productions

Distribution Companies

Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (Norway)
United Artists (Sweden)
United Artists (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Western Electric [us] (sound system)
St. Louis Fire Dept. (special thanks and appreciation) (as St. Louis Fire Department)
Dismas House (special thanks and appreciation: friends of)
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