As seen on a few worst film ever lists. It's not that bad, but it's barely a Hitchcock film. It was made by Charles Laughton's production company as a vehicle for the actor and it's not obvious why the Master got involved. The pair clashed throughout.
An adaptation of a novel by Daphne Du Maurier, about wreckers on the Cornish coast, it was filmed on location and at the actual Jamaica Inn. There is some nice atmosphere drawn from the scenery, but it's ultimately a bit boring.
This is melodrama. There's not much of the Master's touch. The best moment visually is when a crazy Laughton jumps to his death from the rigging of a merchant ship viewed from above.
Laughton's performance is shameless and there is clearly something wrong when the most restrained acting on show is by Robert Newton. Margaret O'Hara is attractive in her first leading role (Laughton then took her to Hollywood to star in Hunchback of Notre Dame) and it typically doesn't take Hitch long to get her down to her underclothes and into bondage.