John Hoffman

Nacimiento : 1904-08-28, Budapest, Austria – Hungary (now Budapest, Hungary)

Muerte : 1980-01-06

Películas

Soldado o cazador (El que mató por placer)
Editor
Corea, mayo de 1953. Después del periodo de instrucción aparece la verdadera realidad de la guerra, la crueldad, la pobreza y la incertidumbre de si uno será el próximo en la lista de bajas. Roy Loomis es uno de los nuevos reclutas que llega a primera línea de fuego. Allí conoce a Raymond Endore, un hombre solitario que tiene por costumbre salir a cazar enemigos de noche. La presencia de Charlie, un niño coreano que convive con los soldados, servirá como nexo de unión para forjar una extraña relación entre Endore y Loomis.
The Nun and the Sergeant
Editor
A weary sergeant in Korea commands military prisoners on a dangerous mission and is joined by a nun and a group of schoolgirls in enemy territory.
Why Must I Die
Editor
A night club singer who is the daughter of a small-town crook is tried and convicted of murder.
Bwana, diablo de la selva
Editor
Los trabajadores ferroviarios británicos en Kenia se están convirtiendo en el bocado favorito de los dos leones devoradores de hombres. El jefe ingeniero Bob Hayward se obsesiona con tratar de matar a las bestias antes de que mutilen a todos los miembros de su equipo.
Storm Over Tibet
Editor
During World War II, David Simms pilots supplies between India and China over the Himalaya Mountains.
Five (Cinco)
Editor
El mundo queda destruido por una hecatombe nuclear. Sólo cinco personas sobreviven: una mujer embarazada, un neo-nazi, un afro-americano, un anciano y un derrotista que ve en esta catástrofe una oportunidad para empezar de nuevo...
I Killed Geronimo
Director
Going undercover as the notorious "Waco Kid," U.S. Army Captain Jeff Packard (Ellison) manages to infiltrate a gang of gold-shipment thieves lead by nasty Walt Anderson (Ted Adams). But Anderson and his gang are not the only troublemakers around: Packard must also contend with Geronimo (Chief Thundercloud) and his Apache warriors, who are demanding guns in exchange for peace.
Puerto de Nueva York
Additional Editing
El puerto de Nueva York es en los años 40 del siglo XX el campo de batalla entre la policía y los narcotraficantes. Una trama intrincada de ambiente opresivo e inquietante es lo que aporta en esta película el eficaz director húngaro László Benedek (La muerte de un viajante).
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
Director
A newspaper man, and former jewel thief, is accused of gem theft.
The Wreck of the Hesperus
Director
The story of an ex-sea captain who uses devious means to make his salvage company a success. Based on Longfellow's famous poem.
Forest Murmurs
Director
Short film by Slavko Vorkapich and John Hoffman.
The Fabulous Suzanne
Editor
Suzanne, a waitress, comes up with a sure-fire method for winning at the racetrack and, later, when she inherits a fortune from a customer of the restaurant, she use the same system for investing her money. Her stock broker tries to dissuade her, but she persists and her investments increases her wealth.
Prelude to Spring
Director
Short film by John Hoffman.
The Crimson Canary
Director
Members of a Jazz Band come under suspicion when a beautiful nightclub singer is murdered.
Strange Confession
Director
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.
Las modelos
Other
Una bailarina de Brooklyn abandona a su novio tras ganar un concurso de belleza y convertirse en una famosa modelo de revista, pero pronto descubrirá que la fama y la fortuna no pueden reemplazar al amor verdadero.
Conquer by the Clock
Editor
Conquer by the Clock was a short dramatic propaganda film produced by the RKO Pathé in 1942 to encourage wartime industrial production. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1943.
Moods of the Sea
Editor
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.
Moods of the Sea
Director
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.
Fruto dorado
Special Effects
Dos amigos que pretenden hacerse ricos con el negocio del petróleo en los campos de Oklahoma, comienzan a tener problemas cuando se enamoran de la misma mujer.
Se llevó mi corazón
Editorial Services
Hale y Jimmy Seymour son una pareja que trabaja en en pequeños clubes nocturnos con la esperanza de tener éxito. Una noche, Larry Bryant (un productor de Broadway) ve a Mary y se enamora de su belleza y su voz. Larry Bryant le pide que haga una audición para el Sr. Collier y que Jimmy la acompañe. Después de escuchar a Mary, Collier quiere que Mary esté en su show. Jimmy anima a una Mary reacia a seguir el camino sin él.
Madame X
Editorial Services
An alcoholic woman was charged and tried for murder and a young defense attorney, unaware that she is his mother, takes the assignment to defend her in court.
San Francisco
Sequence Artist
La cantante de ópera Mary Blake huye de la miseria y busca cobijo en Blackie Norton, un empresario de San Francisco que le proporciona trabajo. Inevitablemente, surge una estrecha relación entre ambos que es desaprobada por el sacerdote Mullin. Mientras tanto, nos aproximamos a la fatídica fecha del 18 de abril de 1906, cuando un terremoto arrasó la ciudad y provocó más de 3.000 muertos.
Una chica de provincias
Special Effects
Kay, una humilde muchacha provinciana, conoce una noche a Bob Dakin, un joven millonario que ha bebido más de la cuenta y que, en ese estado, le propone matrimonio. A la mañana siguiente, una vez sobrio, se da cuenta del error que ha cometido e intenta salir del atolladero, pero no será tan fácil.
El gran Ziegfeld
Special Effects
Desde sus comienzos como anunciante de feria, Florenz Ziegfeld consiguió ganar y perder en la vida antes de enamorar locamente a su esposa Anna Held.
What Every Woman Knows
Special Effects
Aspiring young Scottish politician John Shand enters into an unusual agreement with the wealthy Wylie family -- if they fund his education, he must marry their daughter, Maggie. Staying true to his word, John weds Maggie and begins a successful career, thanks largely to his savvy wife. The couple's relationship is placed in jeopardy when John faces temptation in the form of the lovely aristocrat Lady Sybil Tenterden.
Una noche de amor
Special Effects
Mary quiere convertirse en cantante de ópera y empieza a recibir clases del maestro Guilio Monteverdi. Poco a poco ambos se irán enamorando. (FILMAFFINITY)
Whom the Gods Destroy
Special Effects
Broadway's most successful producer, John Forrester, is deeply in love with his wife Margaret and dreams of the future when his son Jack will step into his shoes. He sails to England to produce a show but the ship strikes a derelict wreckage and is sinking rapidly. In the ensuing wild panic, Forrester saves many lives, until finally, panic stricken by sudden fear, he dons a woman's clothes and is among the rescued. On the coast of Newfouldland, the villagers, not aware of his true identity, curse him but he is befriended by Alec who helps him conceal his identity. With a planned story of his survival, he returns to New York but cannot face his family or friends after he sees the plaque to his heroism on his New York theatre. Deciding to remain thought of as dead, he becomes a derelict himself, surviving on odd jobs as he watches from afar his now-grown son begin his career as a producer.
Whirlpool
Special Effects
An ex-convict tries to connect with the daughter who doesn't even know he exists.
Goldie Gets Along
Special Effects
A small-town girl schemes to get to Hollywood only to run into the man she left behind.
Drácula
Set Designer
El conde Drácula abandona los Cárpatos y se traslada a Londres, llevándose como sirviente a un contable. Una vez instalado, se enamora de una joven que ya está prometida. Empieza a a visitarla por las noches y va bebiendo su sangre poco a poco para convertirla así en su esposa. Pero el malestar que sufre la joven alerta a su familia, que busca la ayuda del doctor Van Helsing.
Drácula
Production Design
El conde Drácula abandona los Cárpatos y se traslada a Londres, llevándose como sirviente a un contable. Una vez instalado, se enamora de una joven que ya está prometida. Empieza a a visitarla por las noches y va bebiendo su sangre poco a poco para convertirla así en su esposa. Pero el malestar que sufre la joven alerta a su familia, que busca la ayuda del doctor Van Helsing.