John Dall, Actor: Rope. John Dall was born John Dall Thompson on May 26, 1918. He made his Broadway debut in Norman Krasna's comedy "Dear Ruth," directed by Moss Hart, in 1944. The show was a hit, running for over a year and a half and 680 performances. Dall next appeared on Broadway in Jean-Paul Sartre's "Red Gloves" in 1948. The show ran for 113 performances. Dall's penultimate stint on Broadway, in the 1950 revival of ...