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In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, th read more

Charles Laughton and Maureen O’Hara check in at “Jamaica Inn” Jamaica Inn (1939) is a British period adventure movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O’Hara. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. The s read more

Today, I'm writing about the Alfred Hitchcock-directed swashbuckler Jamaica Inn (1939). It stars Maureen O'Hara and Robert Newton as two young people who are caught up with a gang of smugglers in 19th century Cornwall. This article is part of the Swashathon: A Blogathon of Swashbuckling Adventure read more

**Warning: Some spoilers (though I don’t reveal the mastermind in the novel; Hitchcock alters the story enough for it still to be a mystery). I just finished watching Breaking Bad, and was struck by the thematic similarities between it and Jamaica Inn, one of my favorite novels as a teen. Bot read more

**Warning: Some spoilers (though I don’t reveal the mastermind in the novel; Hitchcock alters the story enough for it still to be a mystery). I just finished watching Breaking Bad, and was struck by the thematic similarities between it and Jamaica Inn, one of my favorite novels as a teen. Bot read more

 Jamaica Inn is an Alfred Hitchcock thriller starring Charles Laughton as a villainous squire. The Director: Alfred Hitchcock. The Stars: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, and Robert Newton. Source Material: Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel. Maureen O'Hara and read more

A couple years ago, I raved about the Cohen Media Group's Blu-ray release of the Douglas Fairbanks silent epic THE THIEF OF BAGDAD. Now Cohen has come out with a stunning restoration of one of the most obscure Alfred Hitchcock films, 1939's JAMAICA INN. Whenever I have tried to watch JAMAICA INN be read more

A couple years ago, I raved about the Cohen Media Group's Blu-ray release of the Douglas Fairbanks silent epic THE THIEF OF BAGDAD. Now Cohen has come out with a stunning restoration of one of the most obscure Alfred Hitchcock films, 1939's JAMAICA INN. Whenever I have tried to watch JAMAICA INN be read more

Distributor: Cohen Film Collection  Release Date: May 12, 2015  Region: Region A Length: 1:39:39 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: 2.0 English Mono LPCM (48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit)  Subtitles: None Ratio: 1.37:1 Bitrate: 34.06 Mbps Note: This release is also available in a DVD edition. Maure read more

Jamaica Inn Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Sidney Gilliat, Joan Harrison, et al adapted from the novel by Daphne du Maurier 1939/UK Mayflower Pictures Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental   This movie was much better than what I expected – which, by reputation, was very littl read more