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ProductionHal E. Chester
Production
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).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Hal E. Chester
Crashout
1955
Filmography
Acting (14)
1941
Sea Raidersas Swab
6.5
1941
Hit the Roadas Trusty
7.0
1940
Junior G-Menas Murph (uncredited)
6.5
1940
You're Not So Toughas Second Newsboy
5.0
1940
Boys of the Cityas Buster
5.3
1940
East Side Kidsas Fred "Dutch" Kuhn
6.4
1939
The Witness Vanishesas Copy Boy (uncredited)
7.0
1939
Code of the Streetsas Murph
7.7
1939
Off the Recordas Reform School Inmate
6.4
1938
Newsboys' Homeas Murphy
8.0
1938
Little Tough Guys in Societyas Murphy
7.3
1938
Juvenile Courtas Lefty
6.0
1938
Little Tough Guyas Dopey
5.7
1938
Crime Schoolas Boy (uncredited)
6.4
Production & Directing (26)
2006
School for ScoundrelsExecutive Producer
5.5
2006
School for ScoundrelsOriginal Film Writer
5.5
1970
Take a Girl Like YouProducer
5.8
1967
The Double ManProducer
6.3
1961
His and HersExecutive Producer
5.3
1960
School for ScoundrelsScreenplay
6.9
1960
School for ScoundrelsExecutive Producer
6.9
1957
Night of the DemonScreenplay
7.0
1957
Night of the DemonExecutive Producer
7.0
1956
The WeaponOriginal Story
6.1
1956
The WeaponProducer
6.1
1956
The WeaponStory
6.1
1956
The Bold and the BraveProducer
6.2
1955
CrashoutProducer
6.7
1955
CrashoutWriter
6.7
1953
The Beast from 20,000 FathomsProducer
6.6
1951
Triple CrossProducer
9.0
1950
8.0
1950
The Underworld StoryProducer
6.3
1950
7.0
1950
Joe Palooka Meets HumphreyProducer
5.3
1949
Joe Palooka in the CounterpunchProducer
9.0
1948
Joe Palooka in Winner Take AllProducer
7.5
1948
Smart WomanProducer
5.5
1948
Joe Palooka in Fighting MadProducer
8.0
1946
Joe Palooka, ChampProducer
8.0