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Hal E. Chester

Hal E. Chester

Known For Production
Birthday Mar 06, 1921
Died Jan 01, 2012 (90)
Birthplace Brooklyn, NY
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 25, 2024
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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). ...

Known For

Filmography

Sea Raiders

Sea Raiders

1941

as Swab

Hit the Road

Hit the Road

1941

as Trusty

Boys of the City

Boys of the City

1940

as Buster

East Side Kids

East Side Kids

1940

as Fred "Dutch" Kuhn

You're Not So Tough

You're Not So Tough

1940

as Second Newsboy

Junior G-Men

Junior G-Men

1940

as Murph (uncredited)

Code of the Streets

Code of the Streets

1939

as Murph

Off the Record

Off the Record

1939

as Reform School Inmate

Juvenile Court

Juvenile Court

1938

as Lefty

Newsboys' Home

Newsboys' Home

1938

as Murphy

Little Tough Guy

Little Tough Guy

1938

as Dopey

Crime School

Crime School

1938

as Boy (uncredited)

School for Scoundrels

School for Scoundrels

2006

Original Film Writer

School for Scoundrels

School for Scoundrels

1960

Screenplay

Night of the Demon

Night of the Demon

1957

Screenplay

The Weapon

The Weapon

1956

Original Story, Story

Crashout

Crashout

1955

Writer

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School for Scoundrels

School for Scoundrels

2006

Executive Producer

Take a Girl Like You

Take a Girl Like You

1970

Producer

The Double Man

The Double Man

1967

Producer

His and Hers

His and Hers

1961

Executive Producer

School for Scoundrels

School for Scoundrels

1960

Executive Producer

Night of the Demon

Night of the Demon

1957

Executive Producer

The Weapon

The Weapon

1956

Producer

The Bold and the Brave

The Bold and the Brave

1956

Producer

Crashout

Crashout

1955

Producer

The Underworld Story

The Underworld Story

1950

Producer

Smart Woman

Smart Woman

1948

Producer

Joe Palooka, Champ

Joe Palooka, Champ

1946

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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