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Production
Hal E. Chester
- Titles
- 35movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1938 to 1960, with a break from 1942 to 1954, busiest in 1940 with 2 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 1top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Night of the Demon72/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.6
- Coming of Age4.4average 2.9
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Situational Comedy3.9average 2.7
- Mystery4.9average 4.1
- Satire & Parody3.0average 2.3
- Physical Comedy3.2average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.7, average 4.3
- Contemporary Realism3.8, average 5.2
- Pathos3.8, average 5.2
- Melancholy3.6, average 4.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
352000s
2 titles · average score 58
56
School for Scoundrels (2006)
Original Film Writer, Executive Producer
60
Take a Girl Like You (2000)
Executive Producer
1970s
1 title · average score 56
56
Take a Girl Like You (1970)
Producer
1960s
3 titles · average score 61
60
The Double Man (1967)
Producer
52
His and Hers (1961)
Executive Producer
71
School for Scoundrels (1960)
Screenplay, Executive Producer
1950s
10 titles · average score 64
72
Night of the Demon (1957)
Screenplay, Executive Producer
60
The Weapon (1956)
Producer, Original Story
56
The Bold and the Brave (1956)
Producer
67
Crashout (1955)
Writer, Producer
65
The Underworld Story (1950)
Producer
1940s
11 titles · average score 56
58
Smart Woman (1948)
Producer
Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)
Producer
Sea Raiders (1941)
as Swab
Hit the Road (1941)
as Trusty
53
Boys of the City (1940)
as Buster
59
East Side Kids (1940)
as Fred "Dutch" Kuhn
You're Not So Tough (1940)
as Second Newsboy
Junior G-Men (1940)
as Murph (uncredited)
1930s
8 titles · average score 61
60
Off the Record (1939)
as Reform School Inmate
Code of the Streets (1939)
as Murph
The Witness Vanishes (1939)
as Copy Boy (uncredited)
Juvenile Court (1938)
as Lefty
64
Crime School (1938)
as Boy (uncredited)
Little Tough Guys in Society (1938)
as Murphy
58
Little Tough Guy (1938)
as Dopey
Newsboys' Home (1938)
as Murphy