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Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1921-03-06 00:00:00
Birth Place:Brooklyn, NY
Known For:Production
Death Date:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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Hal E. Chester
Biography
Hal Chester started his career as a child actor in the United States, but in the mid-1950s moved to Britain, where he is remembered as the producer of films including the classic horror Night of the Demon (1957), as well as School for Scoundrels (1960).
Filmography (40)
⭐ 4

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
producer1950
⭐ 6.6

Crashout
producer1955
⭐ 6.6

Crashout
writer1955
⭐ 6.1

The Underworld Story
producer1950
⭐ 5.6

Take a Girl Like You
producer1970
⭐ 7

School for Scoundrels
screenplay1960
⭐ 7

School for Scoundrels
executive producer1960
⭐ 6

The Weapon
original story1956
⭐ 6.6

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
producer1953
⭐ 9

Triple Cross
producer1951
⭐ 5.5

School for Scoundrels
executive producer2006
⭐ 7

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
producer1950

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
producer1950
⭐ 6

The Weapon
producer1956
⭐ 6

The Weapon
story1956
⭐ 5.3

His and Hers
executive producer1961
⭐ 5.5

School for Scoundrels
original film writer2006

Joe Palooka, Champ
producer1946
⭐ 7.5

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
producer1948
⭐ 5.5

Smart Woman
producer1948
⭐ 6.3

The Double Man
producer1967
⭐ 7

Night of the Demon
executive producer1957
⭐ 6.2

The Bold and the Brave
producer1956
⭐ 8

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
producer1948

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
producer1949
⭐ 7

Night of the Demon
screenplay1957
⭐ 5

Boys of the City
Role: Buster1940
⭐ 6.3

East Side Kids
Role: Fred "Dutch" Kuhn1940
⭐ 6

Juvenile Court
Role: Lefty1938
⭐ 6.5

Sea Raiders
Role: Swab1941
⭐ 6

Newsboys' Home
Role: Murphy1938
⭐ 7.3

Little Tough Guys in Society
Role: Murphy1938
⭐ 7

Code of the Streets
Role: Murph1939
⭐ 5.7

Little Tough Guy
Role: Dopey1938
⭐ 5

You're Not So Tough
Role: Second Newsboy1940
⭐ 6.2

The Witness Vanishes
Role: Copy Boy (uncredited)1939

Hit the Road
Role: Trusty1941
⭐ 6.1

Junior G-Men
Role: Murph (uncredited)1940
⭐ 6.4

Crime School
Role: Boy (uncredited)1938
⭐ 6

Off the Record
Role: Reform School Inmate1939