Jamaica Inn
“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.”
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.
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Cast
35 people
Charles Laughton
Sir Humphrey Pengallan
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
Spartacus
Maureen O'Hara
Mary Yellan
Known for
Miracle on 34th Street
The Quiet Man
Robert Newton
James "Jem" Trehearne
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
Oliver Twist
Leslie Banks
Joss Merlyn
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Most Dangerous Game
Marie Ney
Patience Merlyn
Also in
Yield to the Night
The Wandering Jew
Horace Hodges
Chadwick
Also in
A Night in Montmartre
After Dark
Emlyn Williams
Harry
Known for
Ivanhoe
Another Man's Poison
Wylie Watson
Salvation
Known for
The 39 Steps
Whisky Galore!
Mervyn Johns
Thomas
Known for
Dead of Night
Scrooge
Hay Petrie
Sir Humphrey's Groom Sam
Known for
The Thief of Bagdad
A Canterbury Tale
Edwin Greenwood
Dandy
Also in
Cut It Out
Stephen Haggard
Willie
Also in
Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife
The Young Mr. Pitt
Alfred Hitchcock Director · Sidney Gilliat Screenplay Joan Harrison Screenplay
Budget $200K · United States release October 11, 1939 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Budget
$200,436
Production
Mayflower Pictures
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · May 11, 1939
Theatrical
United Kingdom · May 12, 1939
Theatrical
United States · October 11, 1939
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
October 13, 1939 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 2000 · Physical
Denmark
October 23, 1939 · Theatrical
Finland
December 17, 1939 · Theatrical
France
July 20, 1939 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 45738
Italy
January 1, 1940 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 11, 1939 · Theatrical
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