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Jamaica inn - Movie Review |
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Jamaica Inn is a 1939 film made by Alfred Hitchcock adapted from Daphne du Mauriers novel Jamaica Inn of the same name and starred Charles Laughton and Maureen O Hara. It is an eerie period piece set in Cornwall in 1820. Jamaica Inn is home to a gang of smugglers, led by the innkeeper Joss (Leslie Banks). The smugglers conceal coastal beacons to cause ships to run aground, then loot the wrecks and kill the surviving sailors. Mary (Maureen O'Hara), the orphaned niece of Joss's wife Patience (Marie Ney) comes to live at the inn, and saves the life of Traherne (Robert Newton), a gang member lynched by his fellow smugglers for embezzling. Traherne is actually an inside man, trying to bring down Joss' gang. They flee the inn and seek the protection of Sir Humphrey Pengallon, the local magistrate, little knowing that that he actually protects Joss' gang, as he needs the loot to maintain his lavish lifestyle.Traherne and Mary must race against time to stop a ship from being wrecked, and an unlikely love affair blossoms.
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Jamaica inn - Cast & Crew |
| Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock Produced by: Erich Pommer Starring: Charles Laughton Crew: Bernard Knowles, Harry Stradling, Robert Hamer Copyright: Public Domain Format: Black + White Duration: 95 mins Year: 1939 Tags: Cornwall, England, Hanging, Hitchcock, Inn, Kidnapping, Lynching, Murder, Nobility, Pirates, Police, Rescue, Sea, Ship, Ship Wreck, Squire, Suspense, Undercover, Wealthy |
Jamaica inn Trivia - Did You Know?Charles Laughton was a co-producer as well, and he interfered greatly with Hitchcock's direction. Some good did come out of Laughton's meddling, though. He demanded that Maureen O'Hara be given the lead after watching her screen test (her acting in the screen test was sub par, but Laughton could not forget her eyes). After filming finished, Charles Laughton brought her to Hollywood to play Esmeralda opposite his Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, where she became an international star. Related FilmsThe 39 Steps | Mr Wong In Chinatown | Sherlock Holmes - Dressed To Kill | The Mysterious Mr Wong | Phantom Of The Opera | |
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