My Cinematic Alphabet

In recent travels across the Internet (losing my luggage), I noticed several writers sharing cinematic alphabets, wherein their go-to movies represent each of the 25 letters the coherent among us use to communicate -- and, sometimes, y.

The endeavor is nuttily nostalgic. During my school days, familiar objects were offered by teachers to illustrate the various vowels and consonants, like A is for apple, B is for book, and C is for cigarettes and, sometimes, Coors.

The compilation of my list of motion pictures was very difficult because I had so many worthy films to tweeze away. My sincerest apologies to "Pinocchio," "Bambi," "It's a Gift," "City Lights," "Bridge on the River Kwai," "Cinema Paradiso," "Jean de Florette," "Play It Again, Sam," "Bananas," "Singin' in the Rain," "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break," "Deputy Droopy," and many more. I may have my clones, Lester and Connie, prepare cinematic alphabets to include these neglected productions; however, knowing those two kin / mes, we'd be deluged by "Cops" episodes and "Dancing With the Stars (Who Aren't Big Enough to Not Have to Do This Humbling, Soul-Crushing TV Series)."

Yes, I've written about many of my titles before, but, at least, I am consistent, and heading on out to the lobby for popcorn and Dots. Save my seat.

I love a house with a lobby.



A is for "Annie Hall" (1977)


B is for "The Bank Dick" (1940)


C is for "Citizen Kane" (1941)


D is for "Duck Soup" (1933)


E is for "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" (1982)


F is for "A Face in the Crowd" (1957) 

G is for "The Geisha Boy" (1958)


H is for "How the West Was Won" in CINERAMA (1962)


I is for "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946)


J is for "Jaws" (1975)


K is for "King Kong" (1933)



L is for "The Ladies' Man" (1961)


M is for "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek" (1944)


N is for "North by Northwest" (1959)


O is for "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968)


P is for "Psycho" (1960)


Q is for "The Quiet Man" (1952)


R is for "Rear Window" (1954)

S is for "The Searchers" (1956)


T is for "To Catch a Thief" (1955)


U is for "Up" (2009)


V is for "Vertigo" (1958)


W is for "The Wizard of Oz" (1939)



X is for "Xanadu" (1980)



Y is for "Young Frankenstein" (1974)



Z is for "Zotz!" (1962)

And, sometimes, "Why Worry?" (1923)