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Word: pengallen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Laughton, of course, has hacked a large hole for himself in the theatre world, and the Inn's Squire Pengallen is a character comfortably fitted within its boundaries. A bulbous villain with the dining habits of Henry VIII and the heart of Captain Bligh, the Squire lives in opulence while anonymously leading a gang of shipwreckers. Laughton makes him a polished old rogue, who cheerfully entertains his victims with superb and comically obvious hypocrisy...

Author: By Dennis E. Brown, | Title: Jamaica Inn | 9/30/1954 | See Source »

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