JAMAICA INN
(1939)With Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Hay Petrie, Emlyn Williams, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Black and White
Reviewed by JL
One of the few complete misfires from Alfred
Hitchcock's career, JAMAICA INN is often ranked with TOPAZ as the
director's all-time worst film. Charles Laughton, in an almost
offensively hammy performance, is an English gentleman who leads a gang
of ruthless killers and smugglers during his off-hours from being a
gentleman. The film looks hastily thrown together, which it
probably was. It was Hitchcock's last British film before leaving
for America to honor his lucrative new contract with David O. Selznick,
and the master couldn't wait to get this contractual obligation out of
the way before moving on to the next phase of his life and
career. He doesn't even bother to put in a cameo appearance in
this one. 
- JL
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