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Jamaica Inn (1939)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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In coastal Cornwall, England, during the early 19th Century, a young woman who’s come there to visit her aunt, discovers that she’s married an innkeeper who’s a member of a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecking and murder for profit.
Length 108 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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