Jamaica Inn (novel) Jamaica Inn (novel) Jamaica Inn is a novel by the English writer Daphne du Maurier, first published in 1936. It was later made into a film, also called "Jamaica Inn", directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is a period piece set in Cornwall in 1820. It was inspired by du Maurier's 1930 stay at the real Jamaica Inn, which still exists and is a pub in the middle of Bodmin Moor. The plot follows a group of murderous wreckers who run ships aground, kill the sailors and steal the cargo. Mary Yellan, twenty years old, was brought up on a farm
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