John Dall

John Dall Trailers

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John Dall (May 26, 1920 – January 15, 1971) was an American actor. Primarily a stage actor, he is best remembered today for two film roles; the cool-minded intellectual killer in Alfred Hitchcock's film Rope, and the trigger-happy lead in the 1950 noir Gun Crazy. He first came to fame as the young prodigy who comes alive under the tutelage of Bette Davis in The Corn Is Green, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Dall was born John Jenner Thompson in New York City, New York, the second son of Charles Jenner Thompson, a civil engineer, and his wife Henry (née Worthington). Dall died in Hollywood, California. Sources indicate he died of a heart attack.

Most Popular John Dall Trailers

Total trailers found: 12

Spartacus Trailer (1960)

13 October 1960

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion.

Rope Unleashed Trailer (2001)

06 March 2001

A short documentary about the filming of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rope'. Interviews with screenwriter Arthur Laurents delve into the troubles of secretly making a movie about gay murderers in the 1940s.

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender Trailer (1997)

01 November 1997

A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one time seeming innocent, have revealed, after decades, to have homosexual overtones.

Something in the Wind Trailer (1947)

21 July 1947

A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather.

Rope Trailer (1948)

01 February 1948

Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.

Gun Crazy Trailer (1950)

20 January 1950

Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival.

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Trailer (1987)

13 March 1987

Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.

Another Part of the Forest Trailer (1948)

18 May 1948

This 'prequel' to The Little Foxes tells how the ruthless members of the old-South Hubbard family got that way.

Atlantis: The Lost Continent Trailer (1961)

03 May 1961

A Greek Fisherman brings an Atlantean Princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of Atlantis.

Miracle in the Rain Trailer (1949)

14 February 1949

A lonely man and woman meet on rainy afternoon in New York. Season 1, Episode 21 of the The Chevrolee

The Corn Is Green Trailer (1945)

29 March 1945

When a teacher reads an essay written by Morgan Evans, one of the boys, moved by his rough poetry she decides to hold classes in her house and believes that Morgan is smart enough to attend Oxford.

The Man Who Cheated Himself Trailer (1950)

26 December 1950

A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.