This was another from my Hitchcock package, but is such a great classic of his by all standards I've yet to find.
Jamaica Inn came out in 1939, the same year as The Huntchedback of Notre Dame, and starring two of the same people. Maureen O'hara (Esmeralda & Mary Kate Danaher) comes back as a strong young woman, Mary, who has recently become an orphan, and must leave her home in Ireland to stay with her Aunt at the hotel owned by her uncle, The notorious Jamaica Inn.
It seems that the second that she gets to her new place of residence (Let's not call it a home....) nothing really suits her. The inn is dark and musky and disgusting, as well as those who reside. The only thing that does seem to her liking is the kind Sir Humphrey Pengallan who's abode is just a bit down from the inn. This guy, is our Huntchedback, Mr. Charles Laughton (Without the extreme make-up) and his character is so VERY different that I didn't know he did this part until the credits.
But, when Mary (within only hours of getting there) starts to figure out the haunting secret of the Jamaica Inn, she ends up on a series of thrilling and terrifying experiences trying to save her life (sometimes with help). The story proves that first impressions are often very wrong, and to always keep an open head.
The film is NOT suitable for children mostly on subject matter, but there is a little nicely cut violence. The story is all mind games, though, so one never knows what to expect. It's just an hour and a half long, and very satisfying to watch.
YouTube letting me down again, but this movie can be found on one piece for streaming somewhere on the internet. Hope you like it as much as I did!
The Flick Chick, signing off
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