even though it be one of the weak work of hitchcock and the film surprisingly provide rich cinematic flourish . for a 1939 film and it capture on screen the atmosphere and dark mood of the novel quite vividlythe stormy scene and the cave and and the inn ( with the name board flapping in the wind ) . it be another matter that the albino parson of the book be transform into a squire ( with an unbelievable eyebrow make up ) in the film who command his steed to be bring inside his din hall . daphne du maurier novel be adapt for cinema by the trio of sidney gilliat and joan harrison and j. b. priestley and and reportedly the author do not approve of the end product . a in many hitchcock film there be a recur reference to marriage . here a good woman remain faithful to her boorish and cruel husband through thick and thin . a in most hitchcock film there be a lot of sexual innuendo without any sex on screen and especially when pengallen ( charles laughton ) make the young girl ( maureen ohara ) his prisoner . ( the only film where hitchcock show sex on screen be frenzy . ) and a in many a hitchcock film and a bad guy turn out to be a good guy . this be one of the rare film of hitchcock where the director do not make a cameo appearance . the best cinematic flourish were the focus on the thin hand of the 17 year old who can not be shackle by the soldier a the handcuff be too big and the opening prayer that serve a a grim introduction and finally the last scene of the film represent chadwick and the squire butler and who think he can hear his dead master call him for help in death .