HEC

Personal Info

Known For

Production

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-03-06

Deathday

2012-01-01 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, NY

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).

Known For

6.3%

Crime School

May 10, 1938

5.4%

Boys of the City

Jul 15, 1940

6.0%

Little Tough Guy

Jul 22, 1938

7.0%

East Side Kids

Feb 10, 1940

6.0%

Off the Record

Jan 21, 1939

6.1%

Junior G-Men

Nov 1, 1940

4.3%

You're Not So Tough

Jul 26, 1940

6.7%

The Witness Vanishes

Sep 22, 1939

7.0%

Code of the Streets

Apr 13, 1939

5.0%

Juvenile Court

Sep 10, 1938

6.0%

Sea Raiders

Oct 13, 1941

6.0%

Newsboys' Home

Dec 24, 1938

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Acting

1941		Sea Raiders as Swab
1941		Hit the Road as Trusty

1940		Junior G-Men as Murph (uncredited)
1940		You're Not So Tough as Second Newsboy
1940		Boys of the City as Buster
1940		East Side Kids as Fred "Dutch" Kuhn

1939		The Witness Vanishes as Copy Boy (uncredited)
1939		Code of the Streets as Murph
1939		Off the Record as Reform School Inmate

1938		Newsboys' Home as Murphy
1938		Little Tough Guys in Society as Murphy
1938		Juvenile Court as Lefty
1938		Little Tough Guy as Dopey
1938		Crime School as Boy (uncredited)

Production

2006

School for Scoundrels as Executive Producer

2000

Take a Girl Like You as Executive Producer

1970

Take a Girl Like You as Producer

1967

The Double Man as Producer

1961

His and Hers as Executive Producer

1960

School for Scoundrels as Executive Producer

1957

Night of the Demon as Executive Producer

1956		The Weapon as Producer
1956		The Bold and the Brave as Producer

1955

Crashout as Producer

1953

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms as Producer

1951

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross as Producer

1950		Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle as Producer
1950		The Underworld Story as Producer
1950		Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance as Producer
1950		Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey as Producer

1949

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch as Producer

1948		Joe Palooka in Winner Take All as Producer
1948		Smart Woman as Producer
1948		Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad as Producer

1946

Joe Palooka, Champ as Producer

Writing

2006

School for Scoundrels as Original Film Writer

1960

School for Scoundrels as Screenplay

1957

Night of the Demon as Screenplay

1956		The Weapon as Original Story
1956		The Weapon as Story

1955

Crashout as Writer