Film historians often rate 1939 as the greatest year in the history of hollywood. Many dislike jamaica inn because its been established that the director lacked full control, and therefore considered a routine job to fulfill his contractual obligations in the uk instead of a true hitchcock picture. The other two films were, of course, rebecca 1940 and the birds, 1963. Sep 15, 2014 jamaica inn was the first of hitchcocks adaptations of daphne du mauriers novels including rebecca and the birds. This tale of 19th century cornish smugglers has the distinction of being hitchcocks only swashbuckler, and the movie that introduced swashbuckling stars maureen ohara and robert newton to the world. A dark, foreboding building that provokes fear when mentioned to the locals of 1800s cornwall, jamaica inn proves to be more than a setting. Jamaica inn 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Though hitchcock would return to england a few times notably in frenzy, his move to hollywood would be a major shift in his career. Save for a brutal opening sequence that plays like the 1939 equivalent of saving private ryans beach landing setpiece, jamaica inn is rendered in a dull series of closeups and medium shots, and is arguably the talkiest movie the director ever made. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. See the full list of jamaica inn cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The film stars franchot tone and ann sothern as joel and garda sloane, a crimesolving married couple who are also rare book dealers.
In cornwall, 1819, a young woman discovers shes living near a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecks for profit. He has great fun playing the corpulent baddie here, slyly fooling everyone around him, and coming across as. Little does she know that her uncle joss leslie banks is the leader of a group of wreckers. Gallery of 57 movie poster and cover images for jamaica inn 1939. Jamaica inn 1939 holds a unique place in director alfred hitchcocks filmography. Jamaica inn 1939 was the first of three daphne du maurier adaptations that alfred hitchcock directed, which would seem to indicate something of the esteem in which he held the novelist. Two names commend at once this version of daphne du mauriers novel of the bad old cornish wreckers charles laughton and alfred hitchcock. Jul 17, 2017 jamaica inn 1939 holds a unique place in director alfred hitchcocks filmography. He has great fun playing the corpulent baddie here, slyly fooling everyone around him, and coming across as simultaneously grotesque and calculating. Built as a coaching inn in 1750, and having an association with smuggling, it was the setting for daphne du mauriers 1936 novel jamaica inn, which was made into the film jamaica inn in 1939 by alfred hitchcock located just off the a30, near the middle of the moor close to the hamlet of bolventor, it was used as a. Portsmouth evening news may 16, 1939 the aberdeen journal praised both laughton and hitchcock in no uncertain terms.
May 21, 2015 a new alfred hitchcock film on bluray should be a cause for celebration for fans of one of cinemas greatest directors and that is certainly the case with cohen film groups new bluray of hitchcocks last british film jamaica inn 1939. Jamaica inn 1939 movie clip if you want to see beauty. Stranded on a windswept, isolated road, mary meets humphrey pengallan. It is the last of a metrogoldwynmayer trilogy, along with fast company 1938 and fast and loose 1939.
Read the full synopsis of jamaica inn, 1939, directed by alfred hitchcock, with charles laughton, horace hodges, hay petrie, at turner classic movies. For further relevant information about this film, see also. Charles laughton sir humphrey pengallan, maureen ohara mary yellan, leslie banks joss merlyn, robert newton jem trehearne, marie ney aunt patience merlyn, horace hodges chadwick, emlyn williams harry the pedlar. As the frigate grinds itself to death on the rocks, the men kill all the. Charles laughton played a country squire who secretly heads a band of pirates. Complete cast and crew list for jamaica inn 1939 from the internet movie database directed by. Jamaica inn is a traditional inn on bodmin moor in cornwall, united kingdom. A new alfred hitchcock film on bluray should be a cause for celebration for fans of one of cinemas greatest directors and that is certainly the case with cohen film groups new bluray of hitchcocks last british film jamaica inn 1939.
Built as a coaching inn in 1750, and having an association with smuggling, it was the setting for daphne du mauriers 1936 novel jamaica inn, which was made into the film jamaica inn in 1939 by alfred hitchcock. Lights in the dusks rating of the film jamaica inn lights in the dusk jamaica inn is a work of pure gothicism. The year 1939 in film is widely considered the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year considered as a percentage of the population in the united states, canada, and the. Aug 09, 2015 jamaica inn 1939 mayflower pictures rating. In coastal cornwall, england, during the early 19th century, a young woman discovers that shes living with a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecking for profit.
However, different actors played the couple each time. Indeed, as many have noted, jamaica inn is actually a charles laughton picture rather than a hitchcock picture, given laughtons role as both producer and lead actor. Charles laughton played a country squire who secretly heads a. As the frigate grinds itself to death on the rocks, the men kill all the surviving sailors and loot the cargo. Made in 1939, jamaica inn was the last film directed by alfred hitchcock in the uk before he departed for the us and became the legendary director and master of suspense. Jamaica inn is a 1939 british thriller film directed by alfred hitchcock adapted from daphne du mauriers 1936 novel of the same name, the first of three of du mauriers works that hitchcock adapted the others were her novel rebecca and short story the birds.
Irish orphan mary maureen o hara has been warned off, but insisted on being delivered to the home of her innkeeper aunt patience marie ney, not expecting to meet joss leslie banks, whom we know is a ruthless bandit, in cornwall, ca. We ve just met charles laughton as sir humphrey, entertaining with thoughts on beauty, framing the arrival of orphan irish traveler mary maureen o hara, trying to join her aunt at the notorious location of the title, in jamaica inn, 1939, directed by alfred hitchcock. Fast and furious is a 1939 american mystery comedy film directed by busby berkeley. It was also hitchcocks last film made in the uk before coming to america. Discover what genre jamaica inn, 1939, directed by alfred hitchcock, with charles laughton, horace hodges, hay petrie, belongs at turner classic movies.
A man leaves jamaica inn on horseback and goes to the bluffs to conceal the warning light and cause the ship to run aground. Jamaica inn 1939 complete cast and crew the alfred. Jamaica inn 1939 movie clip im your aunts loving husband. The new print was premiered at the 2014 cannes film festival on 22 may 2014. A band of men wait on the shore for the inevitable shipwreck. Before he left for america, hitchcock released his final british film, jamaica inn. A new alfred hitchcock film on bluray should be a cause for celebration for fans of one of cinemas greatest directors and that is certainly the case with cohen film groups new bluray of hitchcocks last british film jamaica inn1939.
Hitchcocks jamaica inn is a good film thats been sullied. The film stars charles laughton, leslie banks, marie ney, robert newton, and. Hollywood films produced in southern california were at the height of their golden age in spite of many cheaply made or undistinguished films also being produced, something to be expected with any year in commercial cinema, and during 1939 there are the premieres of an outstandingly large number of. With maureen ohara, robert newton, charles laughton, horace hodges.
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