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).
2006School for ScoundrelsMovieExecutive Producer · Original Film Writer2000Take a Girl Like YouTV showExecutive Producer · 3 episodes1970Take a Girl Like YouMovieProducer1967The Double ManMovieProducer1961His and HersMovieExecutive Producer1960School for ScoundrelsMovieScreenplay · Executive Producer1957Night of the DemonMovieScreenplay · Executive Producer1956The WeaponMovieOriginal Story · Producer · Story1956The Bold and the BraveMovieProducer1955CrashoutMovieWriter · Producer1953The Beast from 20,000 FathomsMovieProducer1951Triple CrossMovieProducer1950Joe Palooka in the Squared CircleMovieProducer1950The Underworld StoryMovieProducer
1950Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a ChanceMovieProducer1950Joe Palooka Meets HumphreyMovieProducer1949Joe Palooka in the CounterpunchMovieProducer1948Joe Palooka in Winner Take AllMovieProducer1948Smart WomanMovieProducer1948Joe Palooka in Fighting MadMovieProducer1946Joe Palooka, ChampMovieProducer
1941Sea RaidersMovieas Swab
1941Hit the RoadMovieas Trusty
1940Junior G-MenMovieas Murph (uncredited)
1940You're Not So ToughMovieas Second Newsboy
1940Boys of the CityMovieas Buster
1940East Side KidsMovieas Fred "Dutch" Kuhn
1939The Witness VanishesMovieas Copy Boy (uncredited)
1939Code of the StreetsMovieas Murph
1939Off the RecordMovieas Reform School Inmate
1938Newsboys' HomeMovieas Murphy
1938Little Tough Guys in SocietyMovieas Murphy
1938Juvenile CourtMovieas Lefty
1938Little Tough GuyMovieas Dopey
1938Crime SchoolMovieas Boy (uncredited)