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Hal E. Chester

Producer, Writer, Actor, Director, Additional Credits
Born March 6, 1921Died January 1, 2012 (90 years)
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).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • School for Scoundrels
  • Hide and Seek

Known For

  • School for Scoundrels
  • Curse of the Demon
  • The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
  • School for Scoundrels
  • The Secret War of Harry Frigg
  • The Underworld Story
  • The Double Man
  • The Two-Headed Spy
  • Take a Girl Like You
  • His and Hers
  • The Bold and the Brave
  • The Weapon
  • Boys of the City
  • Hide and Seek
  • Smart Woman
  • East Side Kids
  • The Highwayman

Hal E. Chester Filmography

2006
School for Scoundrels · as Original Film Writer
1960
School for Scoundrels · as Screenplay
1957
Curse of the Demon · as Screenplay
1955

1941
Sea Raiders · as Swab
1941
Mob Town · as Gang Member
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
Call a Messenger · as Murph
1939
The Witness Vanishes · as Copy Boy (uncredited)
1939
When Tomorrow Comes · as Newsboy
1939
1939
Off the Record · as Reform School Inmate
1938
1938
Juvenile Court · as Lefty
1938
Little Tough Guy · as Dopey
1938
Crime School · as Boy (uncredited)

1956
The Weapon · as Original Story
1946
Joe Palooka, Champ · as Story

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