accord to maureen ohara memoir and alfred hitchcock never like to do period costume piece and he felt those be not suitable to his particular talent . but he do this one for daphne du maurier because he want to film du maurier rebecca later on . which a we all know hitchcock do and be very successful . there be element of jamaica inn that certainly might have appeal to hitchcock . maureen ohara arrives at the jamaica inn on great britain cornwall coast to stay with her aunt . the inn however be the headquarters for a gang that wreck ship on the coast and kill everyone on board and steal the cargo . leslie bank be the head of the group there . we also have a georgian dandy in the person of charles laughton who have a lascivious eye for maureen ohara . he not what he appear to be . the whole idea of this innocent among the cutthroat not know who to trust would definitely have appeal to hitchcock . the original novel have laughton character a a hypocritical parson and but for american distribution his character be change to a local nobleman . the hays office forbid a man of the cloth be show in such a light . parson or nobleman unfortunately hitchcock do not rein in laughton . in this particular film and he just too hammy . then again he be the co producer of this so no one be in a position to tell him anything . ohara credit laughton for launch her career . he bring her to america right after this and have rko sign her to play esmerelda in the hunchback of notre dame . a far good film than jamaica inn . robert newton and emlyn williams have role of substance here as well . jamaica inn might be worth a look .