Jamaica Inn
movie
He ruled Jamaica Inn...citadel of sin on the moors, curse-ridden, shunned, reviled. Enough sensations for a dozen pictures. Laughton at his most magnificent.
Released May 11, 1939
Overview
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.
Cast
Charles Laughton
as
Sir Humphrey Pengallan
Maureen O'Hara
as
Mary Yellan
Robert Newton
as
James "Jem" Trehearne
Leslie Banks
as
Joss Merlyn
Marie Ney
as
Patience Merlyn
Horace Hodges
as
Chadwick
Emlyn Williams
as
Harry
Wylie Watson
as
Salvation
Mervyn Johns
as
Thomas
Hay Petrie
as
Sir Humphrey's Groom Sam
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Edwin Greenwood
as
Dandy
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Stephen Haggard
as
Willie
Crew
Alfred Hitchcock
as
Director
Erich Pommer
as
Producer
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Molly McArthur
as
Costume Design
Robert Hamer
as
Editor
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Eric Fenby
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Original Music Composer
Charles Laughton
as
Producer
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Thomas N. Morahan
as
Set Decoration
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Bernard Knowles
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Director of Photography
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Harry Stradling Sr.
as
Director of Photography
Sidney Gilliat
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Screenplay
Daphne du Maurier
as
Novel
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J. B. Priestley
as
Additional Dialogue