Hal E. Chester

Hal E. Chester Trailers

Sea Raiders TrailerHit the Road TrailerJunior G-Men Trailer

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).

Most Popular Hal E. Chester Trailers

Total trailers found: 34

You're Not So Tough Trailer (1940)

26 July 1940

The Dead End Kids are out of the slums of New York's East Side and running around the sunny valleys of California looking for a way to make a quick buck.

Little Tough Guys in Society Trailer (1938)

01 November 1938

A society matron invites the gang to her estate as playmates for her spoiled brat son.

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey Trailer (1950)

05 February 1950

Newlyweds Joe and Anne Palooka are delayed in their honeymoon plans by the helpful Humphrey Pennyworth and by considerably-less-helpful manager, Knobby Walsh.

Junior G-Men Trailer (1940)

01 November 1940

A gang of urban street kids and a club of suburban would-be federal agents, at first rivals, join forces to rescue the father of one of the kids, the inventor of a super-explosive and its remote detonator, from the clutches of a band of foreign subversives call the "Flaming Torch Gang".

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All Trailer (1948)

19 September 1948

Joe is scheduled for the big fight as usual. This one has more fight sequences than plot.

School for Scoundrels Trailer (1960)

24 March 1960

Hapless Henry Palfrey is patronised by his self-important chief clerk at work, ignored by restaurant waiters, conned by shady second-hand car salesmen, and, worst of all, endlessly wrong-footed by unspeakably rotten cad Raymond Delauney who has set his cap at April, new love of Palfrey's life.

The Bold and the Brave Trailer (1956)

04 January 1956

An assortment of American types come together in the Italian campaign of 1944.

Smart Woman Trailer (1948)

30 April 1948

A crusading DA falls for a defense attorney with a criminal past.

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance Trailer (1950)

04 June 1950

A crooked boxing promoter tries to shake down Joe's manager by setting up a rigged fight in Humphrey Pennyworth's hometown.

The Witness Vanishes Trailer (1939)

22 September 1939

In this mystery, a newspaper executive and three of his colleagues conspire to have the owner of the highly-respected London Sun committed to an insane asylum.

Newsboys' Home Trailer (1938)

24 December 1938

A beautiful girl inherits a newspaper that sponsors a charity home for boys.

Code of the Streets Trailer (1939)

13 April 1939

Frankie Thomas plays Bob Lewis, leader of a gang consisting of Sailor, Murph, Monk, Trouble and Yap. The son of disgraced police officer Lt.

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms Trailer (1953)

13 June 1953

The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City.

School for Scoundrels Trailer (2006)

29 September 2006

In the hope of winning the woman of his dreams, Amanda, lovelorn meter-reader Roger Wadell enrolls in a secret confidence-building class.

Sea Raiders Trailer (1941)

13 October 1941

A bunch of waterfront youths pursue the Sea Raiders, a gang of saboteurs.

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch Trailer (1949)

14 August 1949

Joe heads for South America to fight the Latin champ. Shipboard, he helps federal agents fight counterfeiters.

Crime School Trailer (1938)

10 May 1938

In the slums, teenager Frankie Warren hangs out with a rowdy gang who one day knock him out in a fight.

Juvenile Court Trailer (1938)

10 September 1938

Public Defender Gary Franklin, frustrated by being unable to save criminal Dutch Adams from a death sentence by blaming the slums environment as the cause of Dutch's crimes, enlists the aid of Dutch's sister, Marcia Adams, to get the slum dwellers at appeal for public monies to provide recreational places for the slum kids.

Take a Girl Like You Trailer (1970)

16 December 1970

Young Jenny heads to the South of England to start a new career as a school teacher. Even before she has had a chance to settle in she meets Patrick, one of the local "lads".

Triple Cross Trailer (1951)

16 September 1951

Joe Palooka and two friends are taking hostage by three criminals.

His and Hers Trailer (1961)

01 January 1961

Author-explorer Reggie Blake takes an unorthodox approach to his craft, apparently finding inspiration in the adventures suggested by his agent Charles Lunton; it matters little that most of his experiences are wildly embellished or even entirely fictitious.

Joe Palooka, Champ Trailer (1946)

26 May 1946

After losing heavyweight contender Al Costa to mob boss Florini fight promoter Knobby Walsh recruits small town boy Joe Palooka to take his place.

Night of the Demon Trailer (1957)

09 November 1957

American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before.

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle Trailer (1950)

04 November 1950

Joe Palooka encounters gangsters and tries to alert the law.

East Side Kids Trailer (1940)

10 February 1940

After living all his childhood in the street, a young boy rapidly notices that crime doesn't pay, leading him to become a policeman.

Little Tough Guy Trailer (1938)

22 July 1938

The son of a man sentenced to death for a murder he didn't commit vows to become a criminal himself. He starts his own street gang, and their crime spree is financed by a mysterious young man--who turns out to be the son of the District Attorney who sent the boy's father to the electric chair.

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad Trailer (1948)

07 February 1948

Joe Palooka goes blind during a fight. An operation restores his vision, but he's told not to fight for a year.

The Weapon Trailer (1956)

01 September 1956

A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.

The Underworld Story Trailer (1950)

26 July 1950

A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.

The Double Man Trailer (1967)

25 April 1967

In a complex piece of espionage the Russian secret service attempts to kidnap a high ranking officer in the CIA and replace him with a one of its own.

Crashout Trailer (1955)

01 March 1955

Convict Van Duff engineers a large-scale prison break; the six survivors hide out in a forgotten mine working near the prison, then set out on a long, dangerous journey by foot, car, train and truck to retrieve Duff's bank loot.

Boys of the City Trailer (1940)

15 July 1940

Street kids get sent to the country, where they get mixed up in murder and a haunted house.

Off the Record Trailer (1939)

21 January 1939

After a socially conscience reporter adopts a slum orphan after she causes his brother's gang to go to prison.

Hit the Road Trailer (1941)

27 June 1941

Kids look to get revenge when their fathers are all killed in a mob war.