Jamaica Inn (film) Jamaica Inn (film) Jamaica Inn is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel of the same name, the first of three of du Maurier's works that Hitchcock adapted (the others were her novel "Rebecca" and short story "The Birds"). It stars Charles Laughton and features Maureen O'Hara in her first major screen role. It is the last film Hitchcock made in the United Kingdom before he moved to the United States. The film is a period piece set in Cornwall in 1819; the real Jamaica Inn still exists, and is a
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Alfred Hitchcock Presents) arrested Hugo for murder." "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" never aired on the NBC Television network because the finale, by 1960s standards, was deemed "too gruesome" by sponsor Revlon. The following season, "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" switched to a 1-hour format and a new name ("The Alfred Hitchcock Hour"), thus rendering the half-hour episode unusable. The episode eventually was released in the program's syndication package to affiliate stations without a word of complaint. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", once denied network broadcast, is now the most widely distributed "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" episode of all those produced. Because of the public