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Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn

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.

Genres

CrimeAdventureThriller

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In coastal Cornwall, England, during the early 19th Century, a young woman who's come there to visit her aunt, discovers that she's married an innkeeper who's a member of a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecking and murder for profit.

Others

Budget

$200436

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

6.097/10

Release Date

11 May 1939

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Sir Humphrey Pengallan

Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara

Mary Yellan

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

James "Jem" Trehearne

Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks

Joss Merlyn

Marie Ney

Marie Ney

Patience Merlyn

Horace Hodges

Horace Hodges

Chadwick

Emlyn Williams

Emlyn Williams

Harry

Wylie Watson

Wylie Watson

Salvation

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Thomas

Hay Petrie

Hay Petrie

Sir Humphrey's Groom Sam

Edwin Greenwood

Edwin Greenwood

Dandy

Stephen Haggard

Stephen Haggard

Willie

Morland Graham

Morland Graham

Sydney

Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Lord George

George Curzon

George Curzon

Captain Murray

Jeanne De Casalis

Jeanne De Casalis

Sir Humphrey's Dinner Guest

A. Bromley Davenport

A. Bromley Davenport

Lord Ringwood

Mabel Terry-Lewis

Mabel Terry-Lewis

Lady Beston

Frederick Piper

Frederick Piper

Davis

Herbert Lomas

Herbert Lomas

Dowland

Clare Greet

Clare Greet

Granny Tremarney

William Devlin

William Devlin

Burdkin

Aubrey Mather

Aubrey Mather

Coachman (uncredited)

Marie Ault

Marie Ault

Coach Passenger (uncredited)

O.B. Clarence

O.B. Clarence

Coach Passenger (uncredited)

Mary Jerrold

Mary Jerrold

Miss Black (uncredited)

John Longden

John Longden

Captain Johnson (uncredited)

Robert Adair

Robert Adair

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

William Fazan

William Fazan

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Archie Harradine

Archie Harradine

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Harry Lane

Harry Lane

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Sam Lee

Sam Lee

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Alan Lewis

Alan Lewis

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Philip Ray

Philip Ray

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

A. George Smith

A. George Smith

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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