Jamaica Inn (film) far-removed from the darker characters and sinister inn and coastline depicted in the book. Today it is considered one of Hitchcock's worst films. Hitchcock himself was disgusted with the film even before it was finished and stated that it was a "completely absurd" idea. However, the film still garnered a large profit (US$3.7 million, a huge success at the time) at the box office. Daphne du Maurier was also not pleased with the finished production and for a while she considered withholding the film rights to "Rebecca". In 1978, film critic Michael Medved gave "Jamaica Inn" a place in his
Seaside Inn in continuous operation by the Gooch family since its inception and as of 2018 is owned by the twelfth-generation descendants. The early Gooch family history was chronicled in the 1929 novel "Arundel" by American author Kenneth Roberts. Additionally, current owner Trish Mason has written a work of non-fiction entitled "The Seaside House: Maine Innkeepers" which tells the complete history of the family and running of the inn. The inn was recognised by New England's "Yankee Magazine" as the Maine lodging with the "Best Family Ties" in 2009. Seaside Inn The Seaside Inn (formerly the Seaside Inn & Cottages) is an