219:
recently released from the
Missouri State Penitentiary. Father Clark helps clear the boy of some trumped-up charges and then gets him an honest job with a produce market. Billy's rehabilitation is further encouraged by Ellen Henley, a young socialite with whom he falls in love. Meanwhile, aided by Louis Rosen, a successful criminal lawyer, Father Clark raises enough funds to open Halfway House, a shelter for ex-convicts readjusting to civilian life. All goes well until Billy's employer fires him for a theft he did not commit. Embittered, he and a friend, Pio, attempt to rob the produce market. They are caught by one of the owners, and he attacks Billy with a crowbar. The panic-stricken boy grabs a gun and kills him. The police chase Billy to an abandoned house, and he hides there until Father Clark persuades him to surrender. Tried and convicted of murder, he is sentenced to death. Before Billy dies in the gas chamber, Father Clark reassures him by telling him of
339:
sharp, authentic pictorial look, since it was photographed largely in St. Louis, whose lower depths rise strikingly before an audience. Its cheap saloons, alleys and slums, photographed in newsreel detail by
Haskell Wexler, lend polish and support to the fast pace maintained by the director, Irvin Kershner, whose experience stems largely from television."
218:
Father
Charles Dismas Clark, a Jesuit priest in St. Louis, dedicates his life to the rehabilitation of delinquents and ex-convicts. By meeting them on their own terms and talking their language, he wins their confidence and their trust. He is primarily concerned with a young thief, Billy Lee Jackson,
338:
wrote: "An unrelievedly grim, serious and action-filled case against an uncompromising attitude toward former convicts and capital punishment, it evolves, through an unpretentious, documentary treatment, as tough and persuasive, if disquieting, drama...There is no doubt, however, as to the film's
460:
29:
223:, the thief who died on the cross, and of how Christ promised him eternal life. After the execution, Father Clark returns to Halfway House and finds his first client, Pio, drunk and repentant.
827:
202:, who ministered to men in prison and men coming out of prison. During his career Fr. Clark earned the nickname "The Hoodlum Priest". The film was entered into the
797:
762:
792:
574:
777:
767:
757:
787:
772:
368:
812:
782:
676:
628:
807:
802:
348:
822:
817:
567:
187:
448:
752:
203:
425:
700:
596:
560:
684:
66:
708:
310:
301:
716:
316:
747:
322:
52:
295:
692:
652:
604:
289:
271:
232:
207:
76:
56:
265:
247:
644:
525:
492:
407:
104:
283:
620:
399:
277:
165:
472:
536:
461:“Forgive Me Father, For I Have Cinema’ed,” Riverfront Times, March 10-16, 2013, 11, 13-17.
660:
636:
584:
220:
191:
114:
86:
42:
530:
741:
552:
259:
236:
195:
253:
241:
210:
who also co-produced and co-wrote the screenplay under the pseudonym Don Deer.
387:
496:
411:
724:
199:
28:
403:
547:
484:
541:
519:
668:
556:
473:
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78342/The-Hoodlum-Priest/
459:
The making of the movie is described by Dennis Brown
171:
161:
153:
143:
120:
110:
100:
92:
82:
72:
62:
48:
38:
21:
568:
16:1961 American film directed by Irvin Kershner
8:
575:
561:
553:
27:
18:
828:English-language biographical drama films
360:
388:"Frank Sinatra and the Hoodlum Priest"
319:as Assistant District Attorney's Aide
7:
426:"Festival de Cannes: Hoodlum Priest"
14:
798:Films scored by Richard Markowitz
763:American biographical drama films
325:as Extra behind bars in DVD cover
793:Films directed by Irvin Kershner
677:The Return of a Man Called Horse
778:Films about capital punishment
768:American black-and-white films
758:1960s biographical drama films
349:List of American films of 1961
280:as Assistant District Attorney
1:
196:Father Charles "Dismas" Clark
788:Films about Catholic priests
773:1960s English-language films
369:"1961 Rentals and Potential"
237:Father Charles Dismas Clark
844:
375:. 10 Jan 1961. p. 58.
629:The Luck of Ginger Coffey
591:
392:American Catholic Studies
204:1961 Cannes Film Festival
26:
386:Werner, Stephen (2016).
129:March 26, 1961
813:Films shot in St. Louis
783:Films about Catholicism
701:The Empire Strikes Back
597:Stakeout on Dope Street
194:, based on the life of
808:Films shot in Missouri
803:Films set in St. Louis
709:Never Say Never Again
404:10.1353/acs.2016.0074
313:as Detective Shattuck
307:Bill Atwood as Weasel
823:1960s American films
818:United Artists films
256:as Billy Lee Jackson
430:festival-cannes.com
292:as Angelo Mazziotri
186:is a 1961 American
693:Eyes of Laura Mars
613:The Hoodlum Priest
605:The Young Captives
583:Films directed by
543:The Hoodlum Priest
532:The Hoodlum Priest
521:The Hoodlum Priest
489:The New York Times
336:The New York Times
274:as Mario Mazziotti
206:. The movie stars
183:The Hoodlum Priest
22:The Hoodlum Priest
735:
734:
645:The Flim-Flam Man
311:Roger Ray (actor)
179:
178:
105:Richard Markowitz
835:
753:1961 drama films
621:Face in the Rain
577:
570:
563:
554:
507:
506:
504:
503:
481:
475:
469:
463:
457:
451:
446:
440:
439:
437:
436:
422:
416:
415:
383:
377:
376:
365:
304:as Hector Sterne
302:Joseph Cusanelli
286:as Judge Garrity
136:
134:
31:
19:
843:
842:
838:
837:
836:
834:
833:
832:
738:
737:
736:
731:
685:Raid on Entebbe
587:
581:
537:Rotten Tomatoes
516:
511:
510:
501:
499:
485:"Movie Reviews"
483:
482:
478:
470:
466:
458:
454:
447:
443:
434:
432:
424:
423:
419:
385:
384:
380:
367:
366:
362:
357:
345:
334:A.H. Weiler of
332:
317:William Warford
298:as Father Dunne
250:as Ellen Henley
229:
216:
146:
139:
132:
130:
123:
55:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
841:
839:
831:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
740:
739:
733:
732:
730:
729:
721:
713:
705:
697:
689:
681:
673:
665:
661:Up the Sandbox
657:
649:
641:
637:A Fine Madness
633:
625:
617:
609:
601:
592:
589:
588:
585:Irvin Kershner
582:
580:
579:
572:
565:
557:
551:
550:
539:
528:
515:
514:External links
512:
509:
508:
491:. 2024-02-15.
476:
464:
452:
449:New York Times
441:
417:
398:(4): 101–108.
378:
359:
358:
356:
353:
352:
351:
344:
341:
331:
328:
327:
326:
320:
314:
308:
305:
299:
293:
287:
281:
275:
269:
268:as Pio Gentile
263:
262:as George Hale
257:
251:
245:
244:as Louis Rosen
239:
228:
225:
215:
212:
192:Irvin Kershner
177:
176:
173:
169:
168:
163:
159:
158:
155:
151:
150:
147:
144:
141:
140:
138:
137:
126:
124:
121:
118:
117:
115:United Artists
112:
111:Distributed by
108:
107:
102:
98:
97:
96:Maurice Wright
94:
90:
89:
87:Haskell Wexler
84:
83:Cinematography
80:
79:
74:
70:
69:
64:
60:
59:
50:
46:
45:
43:Irvin Kershner
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
840:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
745:
743:
727:
726:
722:
719:
718:
717:Traveling Man
714:
711:
710:
706:
703:
702:
698:
695:
694:
690:
687:
686:
682:
679:
678:
674:
671:
670:
666:
663:
662:
658:
655:
654:
650:
647:
646:
642:
639:
638:
634:
631:
630:
626:
623:
622:
618:
615:
614:
610:
607:
606:
602:
599:
598:
594:
593:
590:
586:
578:
573:
571:
566:
564:
559:
558:
555:
549:
545:
544:
540:
538:
534:
533:
529:
527:
523:
522:
518:
517:
513:
498:
494:
490:
486:
480:
477:
474:
471:TCM Synopsis
468:
465:
462:
456:
453:
450:
445:
442:
431:
427:
421:
418:
413:
409:
405:
401:
397:
393:
389:
382:
379:
374:
370:
364:
361:
354:
350:
347:
346:
342:
340:
337:
329:
324:
323:Willard Capen
321:
318:
315:
312:
309:
306:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
288:
285:
282:
279:
278:Vince O'Brien
276:
273:
270:
267:
264:
261:
258:
255:
252:
249:
246:
243:
240:
238:
234:
231:
230:
226:
224:
222:
213:
211:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
184:
175:$ 1.3 million
174:
170:
167:
164:
160:
157:United States
156:
152:
148:
142:
128:
127:
125:
119:
116:
113:
109:
106:
103:
99:
95:
91:
88:
85:
81:
78:
75:
71:
68:
65:
61:
58:
54:
53:Joseph Landon
51:
47:
44:
41:
37:
30:
25:
20:
723:
715:
707:
699:
691:
683:
675:
667:
659:
651:
643:
635:
627:
619:
612:
611:
603:
595:
542:
531:
520:
500:. Retrieved
488:
479:
467:
455:
444:
433:. Retrieved
429:
420:
395:
391:
381:
372:
363:
335:
333:
296:Norman McKay
260:Logan Ramsey
217:
182:
181:
180:
145:Running time
122:Release date
290:Lou Martini
272:Sam Capuano
254:Keir Dullea
242:Larry Gates
149:101 minutes
67:Walter Wood
63:Produced by
39:Directed by
748:1961 films
742:Categories
502:2024-02-21
435:2009-02-21
355:References
266:Don Joslyn
248:Cindi Wood
233:Don Murray
208:Don Murray
172:Box office
133:1961-03-26
77:Don Murray
49:Written by
725:RoboCop 2
497:0362-4331
412:2161-8534
330:Reception
200:St. Louis
93:Edited by
33:DVD cover
548:AllMovie
343:See also
190:film by
162:Language
101:Music by
73:Starring
57:Don Deer
669:S*P*Y*S
373:Variety
284:Al Mack
166:English
154:Country
131: (
728:(1990)
720:(1989)
712:(1983)
704:(1980)
696:(1978)
688:(1977)
680:(1976)
672:(1974)
664:(1972)
656:(1970)
653:Loving
648:(1967)
640:(1966)
632:(1964)
624:(1963)
616:(1961)
608:(1959)
600:(1958)
495:
410:
221:Dismas
188:drama
526:IMDb
493:ISSN
408:ISSN
227:Cast
214:Plot
546:at
535:at
524:at
400:doi
396:127
235:as
198:of
744::
487:.
428:.
406:.
394:.
390:.
371:.
576:e
569:t
562:v
505:.
438:.
414:.
402::
135:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
