Hal E. Chester

Hal E. Chester

  • Birthday: 1921-03-06
  • Deathday: 2012-01-01
  • Place of birth: Brooklyn, NY

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

East Side Kids

1940

As Fred "Dutch" Kuhn

Sea Raiders

1941

As Swab

Newsboys' Home

1938

As Murphy

Little Tough Guy

1938

As Dopey

You're Not So Tough

1940

As Second Newsboy

Boys of the City

1940

As Buster

Code of the Streets

1939

As Murph

Junior G-Men

1940

As Murph (uncredited)

Juvenile Court

1938

As Lefty

Off the Record

1939

As Reform School Inmate

Hit the Road

1941

As Trusty

Crime School

1938

As Boy (uncredited)

The Witness Vanishes

1939

As Copy Boy (uncredited)

Production

Night of the Demon

1957

As Screenplay

School for Scoundrels

2006

As Executive Producer

Crashout

1955

As Writer

Crashout

1955

As Producer

The Underworld Story

1950

As Producer

The Bold and the Brave

1956

As Producer

Take a Girl Like You

1970

As Producer

School for Scoundrels

1960

As Executive Producer

School for Scoundrels

1960

As Screenplay

The Weapon

1956

As Producer

Night of the Demon

1957

As Executive Producer

Joe Palooka, Champ

1946

As Producer

Smart Woman

1948

As Producer

The Double Man

1967

As Producer

The Weapon

1956

As Original Story

The Weapon

1956

As Story

His and Hers

1961

As Executive Producer

School for Scoundrels

2006

As Original Film Writer

Take a Girl Like You

2000

As Executive Producer

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