Jamaica Inn
Year:
1939
Production Country:
Great Britain
Story of an Irish girl who comes to live at an inn on the Cornish coast.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Sir Humphrey Pengallan Charles Laughton
- Joss Merlyn Leslie Banks
- Harry the pedlar, Sir Humphrey's gang Emlyn Williams
- James 'Jem' Trehearne Robert Newton
- Aunt Patience Merlyn Marie Ney
- Salvation Watkins, Sir Humphrey's gang Wylie Watson
- Mary Yellen, Joss Merlyn's niece Maureen O'hara
- Chadwick, Sir Humphrey's butler Horace Hodges
- Sam, Sir Humphrey's groom Hay Petrie
- Davies, Sir Humphrey's agent Frederick Piper
- Sir Humphrey's tenant Herbert Lomas
- Granny Tremarney, Sir Humphrey's tenant Clare Greet
- Sir Humphrey's tenant William Devlin
- Sir Humphrey's friend Jeanne De Casalis
- Lady Beston, Sir Humphrey's friend Mabel Terry Lewis
- Ringwood, Sir Humphrey's friend A. Bromley Davenport
- Captain Murray, Sir Humphrey's friend George Curzon
- Lord George, Sir Humphrey's friend Basil Radford
- Sea Lawyer Sydney, Sir Humphrey's gang Morland Graham
- Dandy, Sir Humphrey's gang Edwin Greenwood
- Thomas, Sir Humphrey's gang Mervyn Johns
- the boy, Sir Humphrey's gang Stephen Haggard
- [coach driver] Aubrey Mather
- [coach passenger] O.B. Clarence
- [coach passenger] Marie Ault
- [Miss Black, housekeeper] Mary Jerrold
- [officer] John Longden
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- [2nd Unit Director] Harry Watt
- Asst. Director Roy Goddard
- Continuity Alma Reville
Production
- Production Company Mayflower Pictures Corporation
- Produced by Erich Pommer
- Unit Manager George H. Brown
- Production Manager Hugh Perceval
- [Production Assistant] Lewis Gilbert
- Studio Associated British Elstree Studios
Writing
- Screen Play by Sidney Gilliat
- Screen Play by Joan Harrison
- Dialogue Sidney Gilliat
- Additional Dialogue J.B. Priestley
- Adapted from the novel by Daphne du Maurier
Photography
- Photography Harry Stradling
- [Photography] In Collaboration With Bernard Knowles
- Camera Operator Gus Drisse
Special Effects
- Special Effects Supervision Harry Watt
Editing
- Film Editor Robert Hamer
Design
- Settings Tom Morahan
- [Assistant Art Director] John Hoesli
Costumes
- Costumes Molly Mcarthur
Make-up
- Make-up Artist Ern Westmore
Music
- Music Eric Fenby
- Musical Direction Frederick Lewis
Sound
- Sound Recordist Jack Rogerson
Consultant
- [Dialogue Coach] J. Lee Thompson
