Hal E. Chester
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- March 6, 1921, Brooklyn, NY
- Died
- January 1, 2012
- Movies
- 32
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).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1941 | Sea Raiders | Swab |
| 1941 | Hit the Road | Trusty |
| 1940 | Junior G-Men | Murph (uncredited) |
| 1940 | You're Not So Tough | Second Newsboy |
| 1940 | Boys of the City | Buster |
| 1940 | East Side Kids | Fred "Dutch" Kuhn |
| 1939 | The Witness Vanishes | Copy Boy (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Code of the Streets | Murph |
| 1939 | Off the Record | Reform School Inmate |
| 1938 | Newsboys' Home | Murphy |
| 1938 | Little Tough Guys in Society | Murphy |
| 1938 | Juvenile Court | Lefty |
| 1938 | Little Tough Guy | Dopey |
| 1938 | Crime School | Boy (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1970 | Take a Girl Like You | Producer |
| 1967 | The Double Man | Producer |
| 1960 | School for Scoundrels | Screenplay |
| 1957 | Night of the Demon | Screenplay |
| 1956 | The Weapon | Producer |
| 1956 | The Bold and the Brave | Producer |
| 1955 | Crashout | Producer, Writer |
| 1953 | The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms | Producer |
| 1951 | Triple Cross | Producer |
| 1950 | Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle | Producer |
| 1950 | The Underworld Story | Producer |
| 1950 | Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance | Producer |
| 1950 | Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey | Producer |
| 1949 | Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch | Producer |
| 1948 | Joe Palooka in Winner Take All | Producer |
| 1948 | Smart Woman | Producer |
| 1948 | Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad | Producer |
| 1946 | Joe Palooka, Champ | Producer |
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