UK,
1939, 108 min
Directed by:
Alfred HitchcockCinematography:
Harry Stradling Sr.Cast:
Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Horace Hodges, Robert Newton, Hay Petrie, Frederick Piper, Clare Greet, Jeanne De Casalis, Basil Radford, Leslie Banks (more)VOD (1)
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Recently orphaned Mary Yellan (Maureen O'Hara in her first major film role) arrives at Jamaica Inn from Ireland to live with her aunt. Unaware that it serves as the headquarters for a murderous gang responsible for shipwrecks along the Cornish coast, she soon finds herself embroiled in backstabbing, conspiracy and villainy presided over by the local squire, Sir Humphrey Pengallan (Charles Laughton). (Arrow Academy)
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