John Hoffman

Forest Murmurs

Slavko Vorkapich, John Hoffman

Short film by Slavko Vorkapich and John Hoffman.

The Wreck of the Hesperus

John Hoffman

Willard Parker, Edgar Buchanan

The story of an ex-sea captain who uses devious means to make his salvage company a success. Based on Longfellow's famous poem.

Moods of the Sea

Slavko Vorkapich, John Hoffman

A recently unearthed experimental documentary of the crashing sea set to Mendelssohn's "Fingal's Cave." An example of the filmmakers' "new cinema" theory which held that film should be more like music than literature. This film is based solely on its arrangement of images.

Strange Confession

John Hoffman

Lon Chaney Jr., Brenda Joyce

A scientist who is working on a cure for influenza is victimized by his unscrupulous boss, who releases the vaccine before it's ready, resulting in the death of the scientist's son.

The Crimson Canary

John Hoffman

Noah Beery Jr., Lois Collier

Members of a Jazz Band come under suspicion when a beautiful nightclub singer is murdered.

I Killed Geronimo

John Hoffman

James Ellison, Virginia Herrick

Going undercover as the notorious "Waco Kid," U.S. Army Captain Jeff Packard manages to infiltrate a gang of gold-shipment thieves lead by nasty Walt Anderson. But Anderson and his gang are not the only troublemakers around: Packard must also contend with Geronimo and his Apache warriors, who are demanding guns in exchange for peace.

The Lone Wolf and His Lady

John Hoffman

Ron Randell, June Vincent

A newspaper man, and former jewel thief, is accused of gem theft.

Prelude to Spring

John Hoffman

Short film by John Hoffman.