The Hoodlum Priest

The film tells the story of the real life Jesuit priest Reverend C.D. Clark (Don Murray). Clark is responsible for implementing rehabilitation of convicts and improving prison conditions. He consoles a man marked for execution and tries to talk to the doomed man in a language he will understand. As the prisoner enters the gas chamber, Clark gives an inspired speech against the death penalty., A Jesuit priest advocating for young convicts has his resolve tested when one of his flock can’t resist trouble. Based on the true story of Rev. Charles Dismas Clark.