Jamaica Inn (1939)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 1939-05-11
- Genres: Crime, Adventure
- Runtime: 1h 40m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 258 votes
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Top cast
- Charles Laughton as Sir Humphrey Pengallan
- Maureen O'Hara as Mary Yellan
- Robert Newton as James "Jem" Trehearne
- Leslie Banks as Joss Merlyn
- Marie Ney as Patience Merlyn
- Horace Hodges as Chadwick
- Emlyn Williams as Harry
- Wylie Watson as Salvation
- Mervyn Johns as Thomas
- Hay Petrie as Sir Humphrey's Groom Sam
Where to watch Jamaica Inn
- United States: stream on IndieFlix, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Xumo Play, Mometu, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix, ARROW; watch free on Plex, W4free, YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
- India: stream on Artiflix; watch free on Plex, Plex Channel
- Canada: stream on Artiflix; watch free on Plex
- Australia: stream on Artiflix; watch free on Beamafilm, Plex
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