at the begin xix century and cornualles and where rule the judge sir humphrey pengallan ( charles laughton ) and there be go a young woman orphan call mary ( a gorgeous mauren ohara with eighteen year old ) ) to live with her uncle ( leslie bank ) owner of the jamaica inn . soon afterwards she be realize the inn be the base of a band of criminal who be plan shipwreck on the rocky coast for rob it . the picture be a costume drama with action and suspense and romance and adventure and tension and formidable interpretation . it a romantic story with exciting image narrate with amazing agility and swiftly and thus murder and storm and shipwreck and escape and pursuit . the film along with ¨walzes from vienna¨ ( 1934 ) and ¨under capricorn¨ ( 1949 ) be one from trio hitchcock epoch tale . and be the first of daphne of maurier adaptation along with ¨rebeca¨and ¨the birds¨ . hitchcock have problem with charles laugthon ( 1899 1962 ) and both have a difficult and obstinate character and be physically likeness . besides the sadomasochist relation between laughton and mauren ohara reflect the tempestuous relationship hitchcock have with his actress . this be the last film from hitchcock british career . soon afterward this movie and hitchcock be contract by the great producer david o. selznick ( go with the wind ) for the direction of ¨rebeca¨ . he start the plenty successful american career and no return to england until ¨frenzy ( 1972 ) ¨ .