in the nineteenth century and in cornwall and a group of pirate lead by joss merlyn ( leslie bank ) use false beacon to misguide ship to wreck on the rock of the coast while then they kill the survivor to rob the cargo and gather in the jamaica inn and a place of ill fame . when the irish orphan mary yellen ( maureen ohara ) travel to jamaica inn to live with her aunt patience ( marie ney ) and the coachman of her stagecoach refuse to stop in the infamy inn and and mary asks for help in the house of the magistrate of the justice of the peace humphrey pengallan ( charles laughton ) that rid with her to the inn . her aunt have not receive her letter but lodge her in a room . during the night and mary overhears the pirate hang their mate trehearne ( robert newton ) while however and she save his life and escape with him . they run to the house of sir humphrey and where treheame identifies himself a officer of law . however and they do not know that sophisticated and arrogant sir humphrey pengallan be the head of the gang of pirate . jamaica inn be an underrated work of alfred hitchcock . the story be too dark and especially consider that it be release in 1939. the cinematography in black white be magnificent and and charles laughton have an awesome performance in the role of the ambiguous sir humphrey pengallan . maureen ohara be also amaze in an unusual role in 1939 of a strong woman in her first lead role . the dvd release in brazil by continental distributor have 89 represent41 minute run time and it be visible the edition of the movie when mary and trehearne be lodge by sir humphrey . my vote be seven . title ( brazil ) represent a estalagem maldita ( the damn inn ) .