Jamaica Inn (1939)
As you might know by now, I don’t really like Alfred Hitchcock movies. However, I loved Jamaica Inn! It’s a wildly exciting, swashbuckling adventure—not at all like the slow-paced internal mysteries of the ’50s and ’60s Hitchcock is best known for.
The start of the movie shows a shipwreck caused by a nasty band of pirates, who, then, attack the survivors. It’s a very creepy and effective scene. Next up, we see a seventeen-year-old Maureen O’Hara—in only her second leading role—arriving in the same town. She’s there to stay with her aunt and uncle, Marie Ney and Leslie Banks, but before she can find their inn, she meets the wealthy squire Charles Laughton. I’d prefer not to tell you anymore of the plot, since it’s incredibly exciting when you don’t know what’s going to happen, but if you like mysterious period pieces, twists and turns in your plots, or romance sprinkled into an adventure, you’ll probably love this movie as much as I do.
It’s hard to believe this was Maureen O’Hara’s third movie; in her first, she played an unnamed secretary. She’s just as feisty and fierce as she was in The Quiet Man, nearly fifteen years later. She got this part because Charles Laughton saw her screen test and insisted on casting her as his leading lady! Charles is fantastic in his secretive, slimy role, and he’ll keep you on your toes from start to finish. A young Robert Newton plays one of the pirates, long before he created the “original pirate” in Treasure Island. His role in Jamaica Inn is far different from Long John Silver, and while I won’t give you any spoilers, if this is your first Robert Newton movie, you’ll see him differently than everyone else. My dad first saw in this movie, and he said, “I can’t imagine him playing Bill Sikes!” Again, no spoilers, but this is just another notch in Bobbie’s belt of versatility.
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More Charles Laughton movies here!
More Robert Newton movies here!
More Maureen O'Hara movies here!
The start of the movie shows a shipwreck caused by a nasty band of pirates, who, then, attack the survivors. It’s a very creepy and effective scene. Next up, we see a seventeen-year-old Maureen O’Hara—in only her second leading role—arriving in the same town. She’s there to stay with her aunt and uncle, Marie Ney and Leslie Banks, but before she can find their inn, she meets the wealthy squire Charles Laughton. I’d prefer not to tell you anymore of the plot, since it’s incredibly exciting when you don’t know what’s going to happen, but if you like mysterious period pieces, twists and turns in your plots, or romance sprinkled into an adventure, you’ll probably love this movie as much as I do.
It’s hard to believe this was Maureen O’Hara’s third movie; in her first, she played an unnamed secretary. She’s just as feisty and fierce as she was in The Quiet Man, nearly fifteen years later. She got this part because Charles Laughton saw her screen test and insisted on casting her as his leading lady! Charles is fantastic in his secretive, slimy role, and he’ll keep you on your toes from start to finish. A young Robert Newton plays one of the pirates, long before he created the “original pirate” in Treasure Island. His role in Jamaica Inn is far different from Long John Silver, and while I won’t give you any spoilers, if this is your first Robert Newton movie, you’ll see him differently than everyone else. My dad first saw in this movie, and he said, “I can’t imagine him playing Bill Sikes!” Again, no spoilers, but this is just another notch in Bobbie’s belt of versatility.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Charles Laughton movies here!
More Robert Newton movies here!
More Maureen O'Hara movies here!