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Jamaica Inn (1939)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a front for a violent gang of wreckers who lure ships to their doom along the coast. As she becomes entangled in their crimes, Mary must fight to survive and uncover the truth behind the terror that haunts the moors.
Length 100 minutes
Actors
Charles Laughton | Maureen O'Hara | Robert Newton | Leslie Banks | Marie Ney | Horace Hodges | Emlyn Williams | Wylie Watson | Mervyn Johns | Hay Petrie | Edwin Greenwood | Stephen Haggard | Morland Graham | Basil Radford | George Curzon | Jeanne De Casalis | A. Bromley Davenport | Mabel Terry-Lewis | Frederick Piper | Herbert Lomas | Clare Greet | William Devlin | Aubrey Mather | Marie Ault | O. B. Clarence | Mary Jerrold | John Longden | Robert Adair | William Fazan | Archie Harradine | Harry Lane | Sam Lee | Alan Lewis | Philip Ray | A. George Smith
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/09/2017 | Computer | Streaming | Other | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
An interesting anomaly between Hitchcock’s English period and the beginning of his Hollywood era. Feels more like a vehicle for Charles Laughton than anything else. This is also the debut of Maureen O’Hara, who looks beautiful, even in more “common” clothing.
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