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.”
Synopsis
In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan arrives at the remote Jamaica Inn to live with her aunt and uncle. She soon discovers that the inn is a cover for a violent gang of wreckers who deliberately lure ships to destruction along the coast. As Mary becomes increasingly entangled in their criminal activities, she must fight to survive and uncover the truth behind the terror that haunts the surrounding moors.
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Edited by Robert HamerShot by Bernard KnowlesScored by Eric Fenby
Box Office
1939 · Box office
Produced on a $200K budget
Production budget
$200K
Also known as
- Die Taverne von Jamaikade
- Riff-Piratende
- La Taverne de la Jamaïquefr
- La taverna della Giamaicait
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Cast & Crew
22 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Maureen O Hara
as Mary Yellan
Robert Newton
as Jem Trehearne - Sir Humphrey's Gang
Maureen O Hara Nm0000058
as Mary Yellan
Charles Laughton
as Sir Humphrey Pengallan
Horace Hodges
as Chadwick - Sir Humphrey's Butler
Hay Petrie
as Sam - Sir Humphrey's Groom
Frederick Piper
as Davis - Sir Humphrey's Agent
Herbert Lomas
as Dowland - Sir Humphrey's Tenant
Clare Greet
as Granny Tremarney - Sir Humphrey's Tenant
William Devlin
as Burdkin - Sir Humphrey's Tenant
Jeanne De Casalis
as Sir Humphrey's Friend
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