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
Jacobs' Inn Hartford and Boston. The inn was notable because both George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette spent time there. Washington once wrote in his journal that he apparently did not enjoy a breakfast that he had at the inn. Once, Washington's coach left the inn without him, but he was able to overtake it on foot. Also notably, Lafayette left his masonic apron at the Inn, and it was passed down through the Jacobs family. Jacobs' Inn Jacob's Inn was a notable 18th century inn located in Thompson, Connecticut. The inn was founded by Nathaniel Jacobs, who was born in