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
Jamaica Inn (1983 TV series) is discovered by Davey. Mary informs him that her uncle is a wrecker. Davey sends her back to the inn in his coach but on the way it is intercepted by the wreckers, led by Joss. The wreckers take Mary with them to the coast where she witnesses a ship wreck and the subsequent attack on the survivors. The wreckers then return to the inn. Mary wakes up to find Joss has locked up the inn and sits waiting with a gun. She manages to escape the inn and goes to Altarnun, where she leaves a message for Davey, who