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Takashi Fujimura's Thesis: Hitchcock-Hawksianism

Genre Film: Function-Movement Relationship Chart

Noir

■ "YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE" (1937) Fritz Lang 84 minutes 10/28
Fingers for the police. Ears for holding pencils. Complaints not heard. Blinds for casting shadows. Cigarettes for exhaling smoke. The woman's release for directing the secretary's abilities. Bags for throwing things down. The judge for making the lawyer talk about the ex-convict. Sleeves for wiping apples. Fruit vendors for eating apples. Glasses for slamming down. Bars for casting shadows (again and again). Stone steps for people to sit on. Socks not to be returned. Trash cans for people to trip over. Trees for casting shadows. The man with the pickaxe is ignored, leading to resentment and framing. The ruling for the booing. Fences for people to jump over. Baseball for replacing the umpire priest. The bars are for getting caught in the lattice for kissing. The signs are for projecting silhouettes (like a hairdryer in "The Vampire" (1931)). The frogs are for croaking and for jumping into the pond and creating ripples. The shoes are for striking matches. The fingers are for snapping. The nets are for casting shadows. The trees are for swaying in the wind. The leaves are for tearing. The water's surface is like a mirror (clearly). The edge of the pond is for people to sit. The frogs are for jumping into the pond and scattering water droplets, rippling the mirror-like surface. The frogs are like humans. The stairs are for people to trip over. The wife is for speaking on behalf of the husband's complaints. The doors are for slamming shut. Having a criminal record means you'll be kicked out of the inn. The walls are for people to lean against. The hat is for tucking receipts in. The signs are for throwing away. Passing objects are for projecting light and shadow. Going to look at a house for sale during work hours means you'll be fired. Hats are for throwing. Hats and photographs are for identifying people. Matches are for throwing out the window. Chairs are for dragging. Nails are for biting. Pencils are for playing with. Pillows are for hiding guns. Chairs are for tilting. Telephones are for interrupting conversations. Buying a house is for making a man apologize to the boss, get beaten up, and frame him for robbery. Rain is for dripping onto cars and for crowds to use umbrellas (like in Hitchcock's "Foreign Correspondent" (1940)). Tear gas is for emitting smoke. Flags are for fluttering in the wind. Rain is for pouring down. The ground rumbles. Swings are for swinging in the wind. Wooden boxes? are for people to stand on. Glass is for banging. Windows are for people to go in and out. Guns are for breaking glass. Newspaper headlines are for not being innocent. ? is for rubbing your nose and pointing at the newspaper. Encouraging surrender is a way to get a death sentence and then escape. Newspapers are for throwing. Handbags are for smashing. Defense is for not giving up. Visits are for having a gun smuggled in and then finding it. Walls are for projecting shadows. Bells are for ringing. Priests are for taking the gun. Iron bars are for casting spiral shadows. Armrests are for footrests. Feet are for tapping to signal. People are for casting shadows. Cups are for hiding notes. Notes are for eating. Cups are for tearing and cutting fingers. Chairs are for resting feet on. Magazines are for throwing down. Cups are for dropping and throwing away. Freezer? is for emitting smoke. Sinks are for splashing water. Towels are for throwing. Glass cases are for kicking and shattering. Beakers are for throwing and shattering. Clocks are for ringing (tick-tock). Mattresses are for hiding guns. Doors are for opening and letting in light. The doctor is to be taken hostage. The siren is to blare. The spotlight is to project light. The fog is to roll in. The light is to form a band. The gunshots are to blare. The armored car is to be pulled out of the swamp (like in "Psycho" (1960)). The armored car sinks into the swamp to delay discovery and allow the man to escape. He doesn't believe he's being released. The priest is to be killed, and also to get the gate opened. The machine gun is to blare. The keyboard is to be pressed by hand. The restaurant patrons are to tell the man the truth. The glass is to be a mirror. The poison is not to be drunk. The glasses are to be dropped and shattered. The attempts to stop him are to be broken. The train is to release smoke. The whistle is to blare. The wooden crates are for people to lean on. The freight cars are for people to hide in. The train passes by and projects light. The stones are to be thrown at the shop windows and shattered. The ground is for people to sit on. The car steps are for placing boxes. The wind is for making noise. Gasoline is for dripping. Spitting is for spitting. The gas station is for framing the two men. The ground is for casting shadows. The windows are for breaking to erase bullet holes. The blankets are for covering oneself. The cans are for catching bullets and drinking through the holes. The rags become curtains. The rain is for projecting shimmering light. The trees are for projecting silhouettes. The fallen trees are for people to sit on. The trays are for throwing away. The person being waited for will never come. The baby has no name. The parenting notes are for indicating escape. The boat is not for getting on. The vending machine is for making noise to wake the shopkeeper. Buying cigarettes will lead to being reported. The bars are for casting cross-shaped shadows. The rags are for fluttering in the wind. The cigarettes are for lighting before handing them over and for distracting the driver and causing a sudden stop. The gun is for exhaling smoke. The windows are for shooting through. The ground is for scattering smoke (a proper Western at the end). The car breaks down so he can escape with the woman. He kills the priest to lure the man.

■ "The Maltese Falcon" (1941) John Huston 99 minutes 6/22
The desk is for people to sit on (about 5 times). The letters on the windowpane are for casting shadows. The ground is for casting shadows. The gun is for emitting smoke. The slope is for people to tumble down and emit smoke. The curtains are for swaying in the wind. The partner is for being killed. The relationship with the partner's wife is for being suspected of murder. The flash is for shining. Clothes and hats are for throwing down. The desk is for people to lean on. The memo is for burning. The chair becomes a clothes rack. The blinds are for casting shadows. The mantelpiece is for people to lean on. The chest is for putting jewelry in. The business card smells. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Canes are for fiddling. Body searches are for getting punched. Guns are for dropping. Doors are for people to lean against. Returning a gun is for getting held up. People are for bumping into each other. Frosted glass is for casting shadows. Apartments are for passing through to shake off tails. Fireplaces are for casting shadows. Armrests are for people to sit on. Flowers are for casting shadows. Lights are for turning on (turn them on three times and walk around). Hats go in the glove holder. Lies are for getting exposed. Kisses are for noticing guards. Trees cast shadows. Newspapers are for hiding faces. Cigarette smoke is for exhaling into faces. Grilles are for casting shadows. Cigars are for swatting away. Glasses are for dropping and breaking. Two elevators are for people to pass each other. Walls are for people to lean against. Clothes become straitjackets. Guns are taken in order to return them. Tables and vases are for knocking over. Hats are for dropping. Alcohol becomes a sleeping pill. Ship fires emit smoke. Light bulbs and paper bags are for dropping things. Wheels rotate. Desks are for resting your feet on. Chairs become beds. Hats become traces of people. Curtains cast shadows. Elevator doors cast shadows.

■ "THIS GUN FOR HIRE" (1942) Frank Tuttle 80 minutes 2015/1/30
Chairs are used as coat racks. Clothes are placed on them to be dropped. Walls are for people to lean against. Canned goods are made to be dropped by a cat, and when the cleaning lady chases the cat away, a man beats her up, tearing her clothes, and she has to buy new clothes to compensate him, so he can identify her from the serial number on the tag and have the police arrest her when she goes to the store to get the clothes (these seemingly insignificant events at the beginning suddenly become intertwined with the story later). Rags are used to be thrown on. Stairs are for people to sit on. Sofas become beds. Kettles make noise. The gun misfires so the woman can escape to the next room and be shot through the door. The gun emits smoke. People are used as weights. The gun is not taken out of the bag. Balls are for people to pick up. Waitresses are grabbed by the wrist. People are mistaken for each other. Sweets are not eaten. Human bodies fade out and fade in. Blinds are for casting shadows. Killing is done by being forced to grab a card and being chased. Whips are for extinguishing cigarettes. Pillars are for people to hide behind. Hats are for putting balls in. Playing cards are for throwing away. Cigarettes, watches, and handkerchiefs are used in magic tricks. Alcohol turns into confetti. Tunnels cast shadows. Walking through the city is to buy clothes for a woman from a shop window (he's suddenly walking through the city. The cleaning woman at the beginning, and the saleswoman in this clothing store, are strangely memorable women who are key to the story). Hats are for wiping. Magazines are for throwing down. Counters are for people to sit on. Targets are for ringing out and missing. Horns are for calling people. The reason cannot be asked. Glass is for casting silhouettes. Telephone booths are for people to hide behind. Tables are for people to sit on. Keys are for hitting glass. The cleaning lady makes a phone call to report the details of the incident to the man after being caught. Footsteps are there to create a loud noise. The phone call is not made from a phone booth (by a detective). Raising and lowering the blinds is used as a signal to make the hotel guests mistake the assassins for the hitmen. The train casts a shadow. Kissing is impossible. The pillar blocks people from the camera. The cart is there for people to bump into. The train whistle is there to create a loud noise. The woman is by the window so she can step over the man in the aisle. Stealing money is done so she gets caught and they meet. Her shoulder is used as a pillow. The seat next to the woman is empty so the hitman can sit there and make the enemy misunderstand the intimacy between the two. Passing objects cast a shadow. The wounds on the wrists help identify the person. The coat hides the wrists. The hanging tire swings. They separate because they cannot separate. The glass makes a loud noise to stop the shooting. The bucket is there to break the window. The window is for people to go in and out. Chairs are for resting feet on. Fish tanks are for projecting people twice. Chairs are upside down. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Phone book pages are for tearing. People are thrown at each other to cover them in cigarette ashes, forcing them to shake them off and make them see the wounds on their wrists. Doorbells ring. Armrests are for people to sit on. Thunder rumbles and flashes. Candles are for blowing out. The ground rumbles. Bags identify people, and are thrown out the window, then retrieved and caught by hitmen. Stairs are for people to tumble down. Boots fall to reveal a person's presence. Closets are for hiding people. Stairs are for climbing up. Dresses shine. Umbrellas are used as door latches. Whistling is for calling a taxi. Playing cards are dropped on the street to identify people. Walls are for people to climb. Powder identifies people. Tripping over the wheels helps find the underpass. Wheels are there to make a noise. Grilles are there to cast shadows. Car steps are there for people to climb on. Nets are there to be kicked through. Drainpipes are there for people to crawl on, and for people to get their sleeves caught and get injured so the woman can treat them. Spotlights are there to project light. Trains are there to emit smoke. Cats are there to make a noise, and for them to run away and ruin the hitman's luck. Fog is there to create a swirling atmosphere. Doors are there to open and close to project light and shadow. Trees are there to cast shadows. Slopes are there for people to run up. Guns are there to be dropped. Handcuffs are not there so that the man will turn around and shoot. Gunshots are there to make a noise. Policemen are there to be killed so that the hitman can be cornered. The woman with the baby is there to get in the way of the policemen. Handrails are there for people to climb over. Bridges are there for people to jump onto the train. Gravel is there to cushion the impact. Freight cars are there to be shot through. Sirens are there to make a noise. Looking out the window is to make people turn around and be surprised by the masked man. Tourists are for people to blend in. Training is to have the assassin steal the mask. The mask is for throwing away. Subordinates are for betrayal. The burner is for scattering sparks. The documents are for throwing away. The pen becomes a gun. The glass is for dropping.

■ "THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW" (1944) Fritz Lang 103 minutes 9/13
The blinds are for projecting shadows. The lecture on self-defense is for making it happen. The hat becomes a fan. The wife and children's trip is for making the professor cheat. The glass becomes a mirror. The cigarette is for exhaling smoke. Drinking three drinks instead of the usual two is for sleeping and dreaming. Looking at the pictures in the shop window is for being seduced by a woman, going home and killing someone, the dress is for shining. Passersby are for people to turn around. The lights are for turning them on (3 of them). The mantelpiece is for people to lean on (frequently). The armrest is for people to sit on (four times). The wire on the bottle is broken so that the woman can get scissors to kill her patron. The scissors are held in a reverse grip. The hat is for dropping. The sofa becomes a bed. The woman is not seen with her patron so that the police are not called. The dresser is for people to lean on. The vest is given to the woman so that the blackmailer can find the fountain pen in the pocket. The bleeding is minimal so as not to leave any traces. The desk is for people to rest their feet on. The rain wets the ground, absorbing the light so that the professor is not informed that the headlights are off and they are stopped at a checkpoint. The wallet and keys? are for throwing away. The watch is for giving to the blackmailer to frame him. The hat is for dropping. The blanket is for wrapping the body. The newspaper is for preventing the blood from seeping through. The lights are for turning them off (three of them). The apartment residents return home to create suspense. The walls cast shadows. Thunder rumbles. Rain pours down, drips onto the glass, and casts swaying shadows. Signs sway. The brim of the hat is lowered. Dropping the coin at the toll booth lets the attendant see your face. Trees cast shadows. The stop signal lets the police officer on the motorcycle see the professor's face. The ground rumbles. The door becomes a pillow (of the corpse), and wet leaves are touched to get you covered in raindrops. The corpse is dropped and left there. Barbed wire catches your sleeve, causing injury and leaving bloodstains. Trees are for people to climb over. The hat is discarded and forgotten. Rain leaves tires and footprints in the mud, and a napkin is thrown away. Eating at the restaurant makes him sign something and realize he left his fountain pen at the woman's house. He lets it slip. The shoes are for beating the pipe. The fireplace is for burning the hat. The letter is left unfinished, and also crumpled up and thrown into the fireplace. The radio is to announce the discovery of the crime. The Boy Scouts are for discovering the body. He stumbles so the doctor can prescribe a potent drug for the blackmailer, and so the professor can commit suicide. The armrest is for being pinned underneath. The matches are for throwing into the fireplace. The shoes are for striking the matches. The prosecutor is a friend so the professor can be brought to the scene to expose his true colors, and so the professor can be informed of the investigation's progress. He asks for a handshake so the wound on his right hand can be questioned. He leads the way to the morgue so he will be suspected. The lacquer excuse is to surprise him with the lacquer. The passing objects are for casting shadows. The woman is not that woman. The clothes are for burning in the fireplace. The ground is for people to sit on. The professor is promoted to department head so his name can be published in the newspaper and the woman can get his phone number. The professor is made to burn his clothes in the fireplace so that he will crouch down and be startled to stand up when the phone rings (● Just like James Stewart in "Vertigo" (1958) who stands up when he sees Kim Novak come out of the bathroom after getting changed, people have a tendency to stand up when they are surprised. Great directors direct even these small details.) The patron is hot-tempered so that the guard can blackmail the woman. The notebook is to be thrown down. The sofa is to be searched. The envelope is to be opened after blowing on it. The hat is to block the light. The small box is to be dropped and placed down. The chest of drawers is to be searched. The gloves are to hide the fountain pen. The newspaper is dropped so that the blackmailer can pick it up. The newspaper is to be used to clap hands, to stab people, and to be thrown down. The hat is to be taken off. The money is to be dropped and placed down. The bars are to cast a shadow. The people are to disappear and to interrupt conversations (the people in the corridor in front of the elevator). The hat is to be thrown down. The wall is for people to lean against. The toothpick is for people to hold in their mouths. The soda with poison in it is not for people to drink. The bills are for people to throw down. The glass is for people to knock over. The poisoning is so that it will be discovered. The fingers are for people to snap. The book is for people to throw away, and also to hide the wad of bills and the watch. The woman doesn't throw the watch into the sea so that the blackmailer can take it and frame her. The dial is turned so that the lampshade shakes. The wrapping paper is for people to drop and throw away. The gunshot is so that it rings out. The gun is so that it emits smoke. Dying face down is so that the victim can turn over and show their face. The blackmailer has a criminal record so that he cannot report it to the police, thus framing him and causing his death. The telephone, the clock (tick-tock), and the time signal ring out so that they ring out. The hat keeper becomes the patron. The car attendant becomes the blackmailer. Looking into the display window is so that the victim will be startled by the woman in the window and run away. You can't get a light for your cigarette.

■ "DOUBLE INDEMNITY" (1944) Billy Wilder 106 minutes 9/15
People are there to project silhouettes. Welding is there to scatter flames and smoke. Flames are there to flicker in the wind. The ground is there to make noise. Truck cargo is there to fall. Glass is there to be smashed. Janitors are there to explain their jobs. Handrails and blinds are there to project shadows (the blinds are amazing). Hands are there to strike matches. Matches are there to be thrown away. Tables are there to place cigarettes. Trees are there to cast shadows. Sunbathing is there to show a man her bath towel. Bags and hats are there to be thrown down (many times). Stairs are there to show a woman's legs, armrests are there for people to sit on (four times). Crossing legs is there to show anklets. Walls are there to project shadows. Passing objects are there to project shadows. Not getting insurance money is there to show the investigator's skills. Glasses are there to be smashed down. The desk is for people to sit on (about 6 times). Smoking a cigar is for someone to light a match for you. The meeting time is changed. The wall is for people to lean against. The hat is for taking off. The cigarette is for exhaling smoke. The rain casts swaying shadows. The sofa becomes a bed. The torn carpet is for fixing with your foot. The checker is for quitting. The auto insurance signature becomes the accident insurance signature. The pillar is for people to lean against. The cigarette is for throwing away. The supermarket becomes a meeting place. Customers are for interrupting conversations. The documents are for throwing down. The assistant offer is for the woman to call and make the man panic. The paper cup is for throwing away. The notebook is for dropping and leaving. The grate is for casting shadows. The clothes are for throwing down. The card is for tucking into the phone and doorbell. The car wash is for creating an alibi. The car is for people to hide in. The horn becomes the signal for killing. Going on a trip is for being killed. The man is there to impersonate the husband. The train is there to emit smoke. The train whistle is there to sound. The passengers on the deck are there to give testimony later. The cigar is there to get the passengers on the deck to leave. The train is there for people to jump off. The headlights are there to make them flash. The crutches are there to throw away. The engine won't start. The insurance payout for the train accident is doubled so that the murder can be made to look like a train accident. He's not wearing a jacket. The mantelpiece is there for people to lean on. He drinks water to signal. He snaps his fingers. The suicide theory is disproven. The water is there to be drunk. The husband's broken bone is there to arouse suspicion by not claiming insurance money, and the crutches are there to draw attention to and hide other distinguishing features. The woman comes to the man's apartment so that she runs into the investigators. The door is there for people to hide. He smokes the cigar so that he can go back to get a match to light. The daughter is there to reveal her stepmother's true identity and to frame her lover. Candles and hair are for swaying in the wind. Shelves are for people to lean on. Frosted glass is for projecting silhouettes. Matches are for holding in your mouth. Documents are for slamming down. The ground is for people to sit on. Desks are for people to lean on. Lights are for turning off. Chairs are for hiding guns. The music outside is for making the man close the window so the woman can shoot. Trees are for people to hide. Footsteps are for making noise. Doors are for people to lean on. Escape is impossible. Smoking a cigarette is for getting a match lit.

■ "LAURA" (1944) Otto Preminger 88 minutes 9/14
Clocks are for making noise (tick-tock), and for signaling the time. Artwork is for not touching, and for starting a conversation. The bath becomes a workspace. Chairs are for sitting upside down. Towels and robes are for throwing. Requesting a towel is for asking a name. Armrests are for people to sit on (many times). The ground is for casting shadows. Hats are for throwing down (about 5 times). Shotguns are for destroying faces. Pianos and backrests are for people to lean on. Window frames and curtains are for casting shadows. Keys are for swinging around. Pianos are for people to lean on. Putting the keys back is for being suspected. Games are for irritating people. Candles are for flickering in the wind. Tables are for people to slip through. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke (often smoked). Walls are for leaning sketches against. Women commissioning advertisements are for getting involved in incidents. Interrupting meals is for angering people and then angering them back. Receptionists are for being ignored. Walking sticks are for hitting hands and people. Hats are for taking off. Getting close to someone's face is for getting yelled at. Blinds are for casting shadows (frequently). Fireplaces are for burning and for throwing cigarettes. Snow falls down. Windows are for casting silhouettes. The painter is there to get rejected. She touches up her makeup to turn around and meet the man. The stain on her clothes is there to put a man and a woman in the same kitchen. The candle is a match. The pillar is there for people to hide behind. The chest of drawers is there for people to lean against. The documents are there to be dropped. The phone is not answered. The cigarette case is given as a gift so that it will be pawned. The chair is there for people to rest their feet on. The memo is there to be dropped. The desk is there for people to sit on (again and again). The diary and notebook are there to make the maid angry. The cheap liquor is there to identify the person. The desk is there for people to lean against. The chandelier is there to cast a shadow. The backrest is there for people to sit on. The vase is there because it cannot be taken home. The rain is there because it pours down. The clothes, books, and bundles of letters are there to throw down. The bundles of letters are there to clap your hands. The handkerchief is there to be dropped. The proposal is there to be rejected. The book is there to place a bottle on top of. She sleeps so that the woman will be surprised. Going to the countryside is to make him commit a murder by mistake and to appear unaware of the crime. The clothes are the same size so he will be mistakenly killed. The clothes are to help identify the person. The notebook is to be thrown away. The promise is to be broken. The table is for him to rest his feet on. The rain is to fall on the car and to cast a swaying shadow. The thunder is to flash and rumble. The trees are to sway in the wind. The wall is for someone to lean against. The chair is for leaning the shotgun against. The matches are to be thrown into the fireplace. Going to the country house is to make him touch the shotgun and become suspicious. The edge of the fireplace is for someone to sit on. The breakup talk is to get him to use the woman's apartment and commit a murder by mistake. The radio is not broken. The furniture doors are to be slammed shut. The matches are to be dropped and left there. Fainting is to instruct him to appear unaware that the murder was a case of mistaken identity. The shotgun talk is to get the woman to go to the dressing room and talk. The phone call is to announce the arrest. Calling out is to get beaten. The light is to illuminate the woman's face. The arrest is to make the woman say she doesn't love the playboy. The time signal is to make the detective aware of the clock. The clock is to be hit with a screw and kicked down. The screw is to be slammed down. The railing is to cast a shadow. The clock is to hide the gun. Breaking off the friendship is to get the man outside once, have him sneak in through the back door and attack the woman. The light is to be turned off. Re-hiding the shotgun is to let him use it again. Removing the shell casings is to let the essayist know the shotgun has been discovered. Combing and tying her hair is to make her surprised when the man appears. Locking only the front door is to let the man sneak in through the back door. The door is to be pushed open. The gun is to emit smoke. The clock is to be shot and destroyed.

■ "PHANTOM LADY" (1944) Robert Siodmak 85 minutes 12/6
Hands touch to drop accessories. Cigarette packs are crushed and thrown away. Cigarettes are not smoked, and smoke is exhaled. Headlights project light (reflecting on people's faces). Brooches shine. Drums are played while admiring the woman, causing missed hits. Hats are identical to identify the people. Hats are taken off. Alcohol is not drunk. Grilles cast shadows. Switches are turned on simultaneously. Doors and shoes are used to strike matches. Desks are for people to sit on. The woman doesn't tell the man her name to prevent him from finding her. Stockings are for caressing (Ella Raines does it herself). Documents are dropped and placed down. Documents are looked at to notice newspaper headlines. Chairs are upside down. Matches are struck and placed down. Bartender, taxi driver, and dancer are bribed not to testify. Pillars are for people to lean on. Stairs are for people to sit on. Sweat is for wiping. Walls are for people to lean on. Hats become fans. Apples are eaten to choke on and cough, drowning out the verdict. Matches are thrown up and caught. Fan ribbons flutter in the wind. Handkerchiefs become fans. Glasses are dropped and broken. Clothes are hung on coat racks so that the woman disappears in the meantime. Newspapers are for hiding one's face. The ground casts shadows and, when wet with rain, reflects light. Subways blare. Puddles create ripples. Coins rattle at the ticket gates. Footsteps blare. Subways cast shadows and create wind. The woman cannot be pushed off the platform. Walls cast shadows. Fog rises. No one can get in the way. Horns, the ground, screams blare. Hats are blown away. The bartender is caught so that he gets run over by a car as he tries to escape. The railing is to cast a shadow. The brim of the hat is to make rainwater shine and run off. Legs are crossed so that the drummer can see them. The dress is to shine. Fingers are to snap. The rope is to throw down. The trombone is to slide its tube. Jazz is to ring out (excessively). The hat is to throw down. The mouth that has been kissed is to wipe (poor Elisha Cook Jr.). Knees are on the chair. The handbag is dropped so that the man can find the note. The lamp is knocked over so that it creates darkness. Matches become lights. Clothes are thrown to extinguish the matches. The fan rotates. The door is to cast a shadow. Neon lights are to flash. People are to cast shadows. The scarf is to strangle someone. The table is to hit. Light becomes a ribbon. Doors are for letting in light. Hands are for clasping. Cigarettes are for dropping and discarding. Lights don't work. Clothes are for dropping and placing down. Chairs are for resting feet on. Armrests are for people to sit on. The story of the deranged man is for making the man dizzy. The plane is full so he can't meet the dancer. The hatbox is for identifying the shop. Objects cast shadows. Fingers are for crossing. The floor is for people to sit on. Shoulders become pillows. The feathers on the hat flutter in the wind. The hat can't be taken away. No one takes over the driving. The ground is for scattering smoke. The porch is for people to sit on. The trees sway in the wind. The detective is away on a job so he's absent and the woman can confront the culprit alone. The statue is for putting a hat on and taking it off. The handkerchief is for dropping and placing down. The man gets dizzy so that while he's lying down, the woman can touch up her makeup and find his bag in the drawer. The door is for listening. There's no hat. The door won't open. The phone rings loudly. The tie is rolled and straightened. The receiver is dropped. The door is opened by slamming it open. The glass is shattered and makes a noise. The curtains flutter in the wind. The broken window glass indicates the characters' actions. He goes to work to propose using a tape recorder.

■ "THE STRANGE AFFAIR OF UNCLE HARRY" (1945) Robert Siodmak 80 min 10/4
The tree is placed in the foreground of the screen. The name is mispronounced. The clothes are dropped and left. The blinds cast shadows. The napkin is thrown down. The bridge is not used. The stairs are for people to sit on. People are left behind in the car. The rocking chair is for rocking. Bags are for dropping and putting things down. Paintings are for redrawing. Slippery things are for being held and supported. Desks are for people to sit on. Armrests are for people to sit on (again and again). Chairs are for resting feet on (Ella Raines has one foot completely on the chair). Tree branches are for shaking. Documents are for dropping and putting things down (though she's terrible at throwing them). Shawls are for dropping. Travel stories are for getting people to kiss. Trees are for swaying in the wind. Properties are for not liking. Handkerchiefs are for waving. Coffee is for not drinking. Doors are for slamming shut. The ground and fallen trees are for people to sit on. Trees are for casting shadows. Clothes are for swaying in the wind. Illness prevents marriage. Desks are for people to lean on. Handrails are for casting shadows. Pipe cleaners are for showing poison to the housekeeper. Pianos are for people to lean on. No talk of women. Poison bottles are for fiddling with. Insects make noise. Leaving the room and putting the beans on the fire is to give her time to be poisoned. The phone call is to get her sister upstairs alone. Drinking cocoa upstairs is to drink the poison. The railing and stairs are for placing the cup. The dog is sick so that it can poison her sister with euthanasia drugs. The cigarette is for exhaling smoke (though weakly). The clothes are for throwing. The bars are for casting shadows. The cork is for throwing away. The liquid and bottle are for dropping and discarding.

■ "The Seventh Veil" (1945) Compton Bennett 86 minutes 12/11
Walls are for hiding people. Grilles are for casting shadows. Trees, people, and bridges are for projecting silhouettes. The water surface is for projecting shimmering light. Railings are for people to climb onto and jump into the river, creating splashes. Faces are for wiping dust off. Desks are for people to sit on. Clothes are for throwing things down. Nets are for throwing things across. Fences are for people to climb over. The ground is for people to sit on. Classmates are for making the girl late, causing the teacher to clap and fail her piano exam. Dogs are for petting. The way you address someone is for correcting. Dogs are not for petting. Handshakes are not for shaking hands. You can't listen to your uncle's mother's story. Whistling is for calling people. Backrests are for people to lean on (people from behind chairs). Greetings are ignored. Notes are dropped. Chairs are for hiding people (sitting in chairs with large backs). Pianos are for taking turns playing. Hugging is for not being able to hug. Menus are for hiding faces. Chairs are for resting feet on. Trays are for being taken and having notes placed on them. Dancing is for not being able to refuse. Kissing is for getting women to leave. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Tables become pianos. Uncles are away for extended periods so that one can find a lover during that time. Because one cannot marry their lover. Music is for making people angry. Trees sway in the wind. Time signals ring out. Conversations are too rushed and not heard. Keys ring out. Objects cast shadows. Greetings are for doing things wrong. Hems are for fixing. Dresses shine. Classmates are for making women faint. Pianos are for making sounds with collapsing hands. Hands are for rubbing together. Not knocking is for learning to knock. Walls project shadows. Seats are for not sitting. The armrest is for hanging clothes. The woman in the foreground is there to take a pan-focus shot with her uncle in the background. The portrait is there to be painted. The piano is there for people to lean on. The painting is hidden. The pose of turning around is so the painter can massage her shoulders. The cane is for hitting the piano. The headlight is there to project light. The ground is there to make a noise. The car is there to crash, spewing flames and smoke, and to injure the woman's hand. The piano is unplayable. Treatment is refused. The record jacket is there to be dropped. The record is there to be smashed. The cane is there to be stepped on so no one can pick it up. The bars are there to block people from the camera. People are there to rotate. The chair is upside down. The cigarette is there to be thrown away. Treatment on the second floor is there so she can run down the stairs. The door is open to let in light. The doorknob shines.

■ "GILDA" (1946) Charles Vidor 108 min 9/21
Dice are for rolling. The floor is for people to sit on. The cane is for hitting your arm. The gun is for throwing away. The luggage is for sheathing the cane blade. Winning at gambling is for being attacked and rescued by the owner. The cigarette is for exhaling smoke. The tie is not worn. The towel is for slapping down. The small chips are for being called a country bumpkin. The chips are for throwing up and catching. The table is for people to sit on. Cheating is for becoming the boss's subordinate. Getting hit is for hitting back. Not singing is for getting hit. The blinds are for opening and closing. Sound is for opening and blocking. The wall is for projecting shadows. The counter is for people to stand on. The playing cards are for scattering. The blinds are for projecting shadows. The towel is for throwing down. The hair is for tossing up (opening shot). Trees cast shadows. Sleeves become dishcloths. Shoes are put on so you look up. Whistling is to make people angry. Candles flicker in the wind. Pairs are to leave a man and a woman alone together. Dancing is so you can't refuse. Doors are opened and closed to project light and shadow. Toasts are to curse yourself. Zippers are to make you unzip. Betting is to prevent you from gambling and make you commit suicide. Cigarettes are thrown to hit a man and get to know him. Guns are to exhale smoke. Glass is to be shot and shattered. Tablecloths are pulled up to overturn what's on top. Portraits are to hide safes. Railings are to cast shadows and for people to sit on. Walls are for people to lean against. Sequins are to sparkle (very much). The man goes home with the woman and gets beaten. Songs are to wake the man up. Conversations are interrupted. Guitars are thrown to shatter glass and make a racket. People are there to project silhouettes. Napkins are there to be thrown. Stockings are worn to show legs. Confetti is there to fly. Whips are there to be thrown. Windows are opened to be closed. Hats are there to be taken off. Feet are there to be stepped on. Cigarettes are there to be lit. Letters are there to be crumpled. Crackers are there to fly and cast shadows. Masks are removed to discover corpses. Clothes, belts? are there to be thrown. The husband comes home later to leave the man and woman alone, let them kiss, and let the husband witness it. Doors are there to be closed and make a noise. The ground and cars are there to emit smoke. Crashes are there to create splashes of water, emit smoke, and allow for escape. Armrests are there for people to sit on. Rain is there to stop. Curtains are there to sway in the wind. Portraits are there to surprise women. Men are there to disappear. The hat and bag are for throwing down. The feet and chairs are for people to cling to. The cape is for throwing down. The gloves are for taking off, swinging around, holding up, slamming down, and throwing. The necklace is for throwing. The chair is upside down. The toilet attendant is for killing the husband.

■ "THE KILLERS" (1946) Robert Siodmak 103 minutes 9/29
The ground is there to cast shadows. People are there to cast silhouettes. You can't order anything there. Clocks are there to tick (tick-tock). You can't get in the way. Customers are there to leave. Tables are there to tie people down. Tablecloths are there to tie people down. Hitmen go to restaurants to let their colleagues hear the boxer's last words. Trees are there to cast shadows. Fences are there to jump over. Walls are there to cast shadows. Doors are there to creak. Guns are there to shine. Clocks are there to be dropped. Insurance is there to get the insurance company to investigate. Tables are there for people to sit on. Hats and tools are there to throw down. Birds are there to chirp. Windows are there to drip liquid on and wipe. Towels are there to slap down. Gas stations are there to get found by the boss. Furniture is there to stomp on. Chairs are there to break windows. Curtains are there to sway in the wind. Suicide is impossible. Letters on glass cast shadows on your back. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Boxing is for losing and retiring. Collars are for straightening them. You won't become a police officer. Armrests are for people to sit on. Parties are for meeting women. Women have their backs turned so that the opening shot will make them turn around. Backrests are for people to sit on. Ginger ale is for replacing alcohol. Singing is for making men look at women and then for the women with them to look at them. Glasses are for banging. Matches are for blowing them out and throwing them away. Food is for hiding brooches. Cigarette packs are for dropping and leaving. Women wear stolen brooches so that men will take the blame. Laundry is there to sway in the wind. Burials are for meeting petty thieves. Grilles are for casting shadows. Handkerchiefs are for waving. Chairs are for resting your feet on. Hats are for hitting people. Waiting outside the door means no one will come out. A truck means someone will hide. A gun means smoke. A car step means someone will stand on. A hat means someone will drop it. A handkerchief means someone will be identified. A table means someone will lean on it. A handkerchief means someone will clutch it. The investigation means they can continue. A net means it will cast a shadow. A chest of drawers means someone will lean on it. Poker means the man and the boss will clash. The cards mean they will drop and leave untouched. A window means someone will go in and out. A rifle means someone will knock it over and leave it there. A tire means someone will kick it. A cigarette means someone will throw it away. A mattress means someone will tear it. Smoking a cigarette means someone will kick it. A roof means someone will walk on it. Passing objects mean light and shadow. Smoking a cigarette means they won't smoke. A table means someone will strike a match. A tie means someone will take it off. A candle means it will flicker in the wind. A boy means the detective will turn around. A table means a shield. A gun means someone will drop it. Curtains are there to sway in the wind. Toilets are there to escape from. Headlights are there to shine. Windows are there to project silhouettes. Stairs are there for people to tumble down, as pillows, and for people to sit on. Handrails are there to cast shadows. Walls are there for people to lean against. The soles of shoes are for striking matches. The boss doesn't die immediately because he doesn't reveal the woman's innocence.

■ "THE DARK MIRROR" (1946) Robert Siodmak 85 minutes 12/12
Clocks are there to chime (tick-tock). Stands are there because they are toppled. Mirrors are there because they are broken. Grilles are there to cast shadows. Walls are there for people to lean against. Blinds are there to project shadows. The psychiatrist buys candy to announce his presence. Sofas become beds. Hats are there to be slammed down. Alibis exist because they exist. Handrails are there to project shadows. Newspapers are there to reveal faces. Hats are there to be taken off. Armrests are for people to sit on (frequently). The back of a hand is for tapping a cigarette. Smoking a cigarette indicates which hand is dominant. Cigarettes exhale smoke. Desks are for people to sit on (many times). Mantelpieces are for people to lean against. A younger sister hugging her older sister demonstrates the high level of compositing technology. Questions don't need answers. Burner flames flicker in the wind. Frosted glass projects silhouettes. Walls project shadows. Desks are for people to lean against. Matches are for throwing away. Backrests are for people to lean against. Clothes are for throwing down. Trees cast shadows. Ceilings project shadows. Cars are for people to lean against. Kissing is for voyeurism. Insomnia is for overdosing on sleeping pills. Lights shine. Clocks are for tapping down. Sofas are for people to sit on. Mirrors are for compositing. Music boxes play. Jewels on hats sparkle. The bag is there to drop and leave, and to prevent it from being picked up. The chair is there to sit on upside down. There is no gun in the bag. The sister is visiting to let the doctor know that the person on the phone is not her. The clippings are there to leave scissors. The glass is there to smash.

■ "Kiss of Death" (1947) Henry Hathaway 103 min 9/28
Gun is for hitting people. Glass is for mirrors. Buttons are for not pressing. Doors are for opening and closing to project light and shadow. Elevators are for taking too long to reach the lobby and for not getting off midway. The ground rumbles. Guns are for emitting smoke. Robbers are for being caught. Tables are for people to sit on. Wallets are for slamming down. Notebooks are for slamming shut and slamming down again. Grilles are for projecting shadows. Flags are for fluttering in the wind. Letters are for being returned. Machines rotate. Workshops are for hearing about the wife's suicide. For not being able to meet the source. Nets cast shadows. The wife commits suicide and the daughter is put in an institution so that the man will inform on them. For not keeping watch. Cigarettes are for throwing away. Empty chests and closets signal the absence of people. Telephone lines are for unplugging, and for tying people up. Wheelchairs are for pushing people down the stairs as a warning. A friend cheating with his wife is so that he'll become an informant. The ground is for people to sit on. Hats are for throwing things down. Kisses are for wiping off lipstick. Handrails are for casting shadows. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Bumping into people is for encountering them. Fingers are for snapping. Women are for sending people home. A laughing man talking to another man is so that the other man can get information about a crime. Stairs are for people to sit on. Laundry is for swaying in the wind. Hot water is for exhaling smoke. A sink is for washing your face. Washing your face is so that your wife can wipe your face. Clothes are for throwing things down. Knees on chairs. Newspapers are for throwing things down. Testifying is so that the laughing man can be acquitted and you can take revenge. Noises are for when no one is there. Walls are for casting shadows of people. Headlights are for casting light. Trains are there to emit smoke. Lights are there to be turned off. The prosecutor is there to the laughing man. Curtains are there to allow faces to be peeked through the gaps. Customers are there to be seated with others and then leave. Guns are there so they can't be fired. Food is withheld so they can be beaten. The kitchen is closed so they can be forced to open it. Food is not eaten. Bullets are there to be dropped into ashtrays and discarded. Cars are there to be crashed into other cars. Hats are there to be dropped. Hands are there to be stepped on. The laughing man is on parole so he can be shot and sentenced to life imprisonment. The man's body is there to take bullets.

■ "HIGH WALL" (1947) Curtis Bernhardt 100 min 7/2
Walls and bars are there to project shadows. The ground is there to make noise. Puddles are there to create splashes. Cars are there to break through fences and fall. Tables are there for people to sit on. Headlights are there to project light. Sofas become beds. The wire mesh is to cast shadows. The documents are to be knocked down and thrown down. The trees are to cast shadows. Muscle tests are for strangulation. The railings are to cast shadows. The chairs are to be overturned with an umbrella and make people fall. Repairing the elevator is for falling to one's death. The bicycles are to be knocked over. The armrests are for people to sit on. The water surface and the merry-go-round are for rotating. The floor is for people to sit on. The walls are for people to lean against. The chairs become clothes racks. The windows are for people to go in and out. The objects in the room are to be scattered. The ground is to cast shadows. The chairs are for people to rest their feet on. The confession of the truth is for the man to hit her and get her locked up in a cell. The female doctor enters the cell to help the man escape. The cupboards are to be overturned. The curtains are for swaying in the wind. The cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. The thunder is for rumbling. The horn is for calling for help. The clothes are for throwing down. Closets are for imprisoning people. Rain is for splashing and pouring down. Churches are for passing through. Walls are for hiding people. Guards are for turning back. Drunks are for disguise. Newspapers are for hiding guns. Lifting guards is for letting the man into the room while the police are out seeing someone off. Stands are for knocking over. Guns are for throwing. Waves are for swaying. Doors are for letting in light.

■ "THEY LIVE BY NIGHT" (1949) Nicholas Ray 95 minutes 9/26
Clothes are for throwing away. The ground is for scattering smoke (like in a Western) and for making noise. Talkative people are for getting beaten. Trees are for swaying in the wind. Punks are for making the man walk and get injured so the woman will come to pick him up. The ground is for people to sit on. Fences are for people to hide and crawl under. Engines won't start. The truck's grates are to cast shadows. No luggage is to be carried. The trees are to cast shadows. The cigarette is to exhale smoke. The clothes are to be thrown down. The towel is to be handed over. The chair becomes a hat rack. The clothes are to be thrown down. The newspaper is to be knocked down. The chair is to rest your feet on. The pillar is to strike a match. The chain is to be touched and startled by the woman. The headlights are to project light. The cigarette is to light a cigarette. The car is crashed into the barrel to make oil spill and make people slip, and also to make the man talk to the woman while repairing the car. The car's steps are for people to sit on. The barrel is for resting feet on. No alcohol is for drinking. The car is for people to lean against. There are no cigarettes. The tires are to be laid down. The wall is for people to lean against. The articles are not to be read. The jack is for people to lean against. Clothes are to be handed over. The hat has its brim down. The matches are for drawing lots. To avoid drawing lots. To take turns driving. To raise the blinds to surprise the man. To turn the windowpanes into mirrors. To make the bills jingle (the sound of bills is pleasant). To go to the jewelry store to get change for large bills and then go to the bank to scout it out, and also to have the jeweler distract the lookout. To turn the sofa into a bed. To throw the hat down. To point out the one eye to make the man angry. To throw and smash the forehead. To drop and put the pen down. To prevent drawing maps on the sofa. To make the bells jingle. To put your hand on the window frame to talk to get chopped and knocked away. To turn the trash can into a place for people to lean on. To scatter the bills. To burn the car and scatter flames and smoke. To strike matches with the trousers and car. To turn off the car radio. To make the ribbons flutter in the wind. To buy the car to cause an accident and shoot the police. To make the gun emit light and smoke. To prevent them from taking the money. The wind roars. The man's back hurts so the woman can rub it. The power lines sway in the wind like sirens. The watch is given so he can ask for the time (Granger asks O'Donnell for the time twice). The woman gives her father money so he can go drinking in town and spread rumors so she and the man can run away together. The mother next door lets the man soothe the baby, then disappears again so the woman can sit next to him. The bus stops so they can see the wedding venue. The engine roars so the engine sound triggers Granger's decision. They get on the bus so they can get off. The hat is left behind so they can go back for it (making the driver say "Hurry up!" shows how insignificant the two are on their way to the wedding venue). The neon lights flash. They don't kiss. The woman gives the man the juice so she can hold the steering wheel (building up memories one by one). Her shoulders become a pillow. Her hair sways in the wind. The stairs are about to break. The bag is to be dropped and left there. The door is opened to let in light. The desk is for people to sit on. The water dispenser becomes a hat rack. The father is for informing on people. The desk is for banging. The fireplace burns brightly and also projects flickering light. The ground is for people to lie on. The towel is for dropping and left there. There is no alcohol. The decorative ball is for flicking off. The package arrives so that the accomplice can visit while the woman is out. The cigar is for identifying the person. The coat is for taking off. The handkerchief? is for dropping and left there. The gun is for smashing ornaments. Christmas is for the woman to give the man a watch in return. The watch is for setting it (a film about "time" from beginning to end). The robbery is for failing. The car radio is for kicking and breaking, and also to make the man the ringleader and cause him to have a fight and break up with the one-eyed woman. The windowpane is for smashing. The wrench is for dropping and left there. The rag is for throwing away. The water pipe bursts so that the plumber can be shown the watch case and betray them, forcing them to move (the watch becomes their undoing). The rocking chair is for rocking. The puddle is for splashing water from the car. The rain is for casting swaying shadows. The tissue is for throwing away. The car seat becomes a bed. The railroad crossing bells ring out. The curtains are opened to let in light. The wooden ball? is for rocking and playing. The fingers are for holding the money. The drunk bumps into them so that they are chased out of the store. They buy cigarettes so that they are threatened by a man in the toilet (a colder treatment than being turned in to the police, as he just wants them to disappear. Their very existence is being denied). The gun is for returning it. The woman gets pregnant so that she can go to the motel and betray the owner. The motel woman's husband is in prison so that she betrays them. The man at the wedding hall is for getting the young people to leave alone. The young couple plays the wedding march. The blinds are lowered and rotated. The bag is placed underneath. The trees provide cover. The train whistle sounds. Leaving a note is done so that it becomes a suicide note when shot. The woman's hair is illuminated by the backlight.

■ "THE UNDERWORLD STORY" (1950) Cy Endfield 90 minutes 9/29
Headlights are for projecting light. Guns are for exhaling smoke. Stairs are for people to tumble down. Tables are for banging. Ties are for hitting your face. Chairs are for putting your feet on. Armrests are for people to sit on. Because you won't get hired. Blackboard writing is for erasing. Coins are for throwing. People bump into each other. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Blinds are for casting shadows. Articles are for getting money from the boss and becoming a business partner. Trees are for swaying in the wind. Tree trunks are for changing scenes. Printing presses are for shaking hands with dirty hands and wiping them. Fingers are for snapping. Books and tables are for people to lean on. Clothes are for throwing. Friends die to get you to write articles. Flashes and torches are for projecting light. Because you can't take pictures. The railings are to cast shadows. Because you can't ask questions. The gloves are to be dropped. The doors are to be closed with your feet. The hats are to be thrown at books (perfectly). The fallen leaves are to scatter. The onlookers won't leave. The signs are to be rewritten and donated. The clothes are to be slammed down and thrown down. The typewriter is to prevent typing. The desks are for people to sit on. The decorations are to sway in the wind. The trees are to cast shadows. The solicitations are to be refused. The candles become matches. The coins are to be slammed down. The leaflets are to throw mud at. The support will disappear. The newspapers are to be thrown down. The lattice is to cast shadows. The newspapers are to sway in the wind. The pencils are to turn the dial and point at people. The father brings his daughter home so she can deliver a message. The dial is shaped like a tape recorder. The neon lights flash. Chairs as coat racks. Because cooperation cannot be obtained. Manifesto is for striking matches. People as shields. The son threatens reporters to give hints. Paper cups are for throwing away. Glass is for breaking. Hats are for throwing down. Horns are for signaling. Injuries are for riding in the ambulance with a woman.

■ "DARK CITY" (1950) William Dieterle 98 minutes 10/26
Tents are for swaying in the wind. The ground is for rumbling. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke (very loudly). Doors are for breaking open. Fences are for people to climb over. Microphones? are for smashing. Telephones are for knocking down. Grilles are for casting shadows. Coffee is not for drinking. Coins are for throwing down and throwing back. Telephones are for ringing. Receivers are for taking off. Guns are for dropping. Pencils are for breaking and smashing down. Pillars are for people to lean on. Leaves are for tearing and throwing away. Alcohol is for not drinking. Playing cards are for slamming down. Calling someone is for making them angry. Milk is for spilling and drinking. Boxes are for throwing down. Jokes are for making people angry. Bills are for crushing. Paying means showing a check. Buying a newspaper is for not reading it. Going home is for not going home. Trees sway in the wind and cast shadows. Fountains spray water. Newspapers are for slamming down. The lieutenant is for being scammed, committing suicide, and taking revenge on his brother. Armrests are for people to sit on. Clothes are for slamming down. Shoulders are pillows. Doors and wind roar. Raids are for dropping guns. Curtains sway in the wind. Cats overturn trash cans. Bottles are for throwing down. Windowpanes are broken. Curtains are for covering your mouth. The female resident is there to let intruders in while the man leaves the room open. The documents are there to be dropped. The desk is there for people to sit on (repeatedly). The rope is there to be thrown. The blinds are there to cast shadows. The paper cups are there to be crushed and thrown away. The alcohol is there to be spilled and drunk. The coins are there to be slid and passed. The ring is there to identify people. The mirror ball is there to project light. The cigarettes are there to be thrown away. The fog is there to create a swirling effect. The train whistle is there to make a roaring sound. The luggage is there for people to lean on. The police cannot be called. The front desk is staffed by newcomers so that the keys are handed to the wrong people. The trousers are there to hold guns. The neon lights are there to project flashing light. The matches are there to tuck into the buzzer. People are mistaken for each other. No one smokes. The wall is there for people to lean on. The pencil is there to stab people. The desk is there to hit. The light forms a band. The dress shines. The money is there to be thrown. Shopping bags are for dropping and picking up to enter the house. Insurance is for letting the man meet the lieutenant's wife. Bottles are for throwing and smashing. Pillows are for hiding guns. Milk bottles are for putting letters in. The house is empty because they're going on a date. Screams are for ringing out. Photographs don't exist. Records fly. Frosted glass projects silhouettes. Desks are for people to lean on. Children are for letting people know where they are. Headlights project light. Guns are for dropping. Telephones are for being attacked while talking. Hands are for stomping. Chairs are for hitting people. Receivers shake. Windows are for people to break out of. Dialogue is for overlapping. Airplanes are not for boarding. Ground projects shadows.

■ "THE LAWLESS" (1950) Joseph Losey 82 minutes 12/3
Luggage is for carrying. Bells ring out. Wooden crates are for people to sit on. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Jobs are refused to anger people. The ground is used to spread smoke. Insults are ignored. Passing objects cast shadows. Cars are used to crash into white people's cars to create trouble. Bumpers are thrown away. Cars are pushed. The ground casts shadows. Hats are taken off. Tree branches are touched and shaken. Names are mispronounced. Ladders and screens become coat racks. Frosted glass casts silhouettes. Armrests are for people to sit on. Curtains and lettering on windows cast shadows on doors (which are then opened and closed). Newspapers are dropped and left. Mistakes are corrected. Tables are for people to rest their feet on. Neon lights are turned on. Passing cars are used to connect with people (changing the target). Walls are for people to lean against. Trees cast shadows. Cigarettes are thrown away. People become barriers. Tables are used to knock people over. Dance parties are for getting into fights with white people, beating up police officers, and being chased. Ice cream is sold so cars can be stolen. Guns emit smoke. Grilles cast shadows. Chairs are for wiping. Hair blows in the wind. Customers have their cars stolen. Headlights shine. The ground creaks. Police officers beat boys so other officers can stop them and to demonstrate the officer's character. Rolled-up banknotes make a rattling sound (like in "People of the Night" (1949) and "L'Argent" (1983)). Trees sway in the wind. Campfires emit flames. Kissing is impossible. Police officers shove boys so the driver is distracted, causing an accident and resulting in death. Police cars roll down slopes, burst into flames, and emit smoke. Typewriters creak. Newspapers publish false information. Trees provide cover. Dogs are there to make noise. Girls are there to bang their heads against pillars and pin the crime on the boy. Flashes are there to make light. Desks are there for people to sit on. Haystacks are there for people to hide in. Rakes are there to throw away. The roof of a car is there for people to sit on. Farmers are there to make the incident bigger. Cars are there to emit smoke. Gravel is there to make noise when walked on. Hats are there to wave. Slopes are there to run down. Ponds are there for people to cross and splash. Gunshots are there to make noise. The surface of the water is like a mirror. Rocks are there for people to hide in, and also to shoot and emit smoke. Irrigation ditches are there for people to hide in. Posters are there to peel off. Sirens are there to make noise. Walls are there to project shadows (sharp shadows). Matches are there to smash. The police chief is there to grant the woman permission to meet with him so that she can kiss him. Sidewalks are there for people to sit on. Shoes are there to strike matches. The stacks of newspapers are for throwing down. The girl's article is written to anger her father. The stairs are for people to sit on. The newspapers are for clutching. The phone is not for answering. The newspapers are for smashing down. The gun becomes a liquor bottle. The Mexicans arrive in a car to start a riot. The car is for everyone to lift and overturn. The handkerchief? is for throwing down. The wrench is for swinging around. The stones are for throwing to break glass and hit people on the head. The typewriter is for smashing, throwing and breaking, and flipping the desk over. The desk is for tipping over and turning upside down (you can see the four legs). The water dispenser is for dropping and breaking. The books on the bookshelf are for knocking off. Things on the desk are for smashing. The boiler is for flipping over. The manuscript is for throwing around. The windows are for getting hit. The newspaper office is destroyed so that a woman's newspaper office can be used. The sofa becomes a bed. The car is for people to lean against. The crowd is to disperse. The hat is to be smashed down.

■ "MACAO" (1952) Sternberg, Nicholas Ray 80 minutes 10/6
Sails are for swaying in the wind. Pillars are for people to lean against. Walls are for people to hide in. Ships are for people to climb on. The sea is for people to fall into and create splashes. Fans are for casting rotating shadows. Flags are for swaying in the wind. Walls and chests are for people to lean against. Knees become chairs. A man attacks a woman so she can throw her high heels at another man. A kiss is for stealing a wallet. A ship's whistle is for sounding. Soda water is for splashing in people's faces. Wallets are for throwing away. Stockings are for changing and showing legs, and also for dropping and handing over to a man to let him know the wallet is gone. Hair is for swaying in the wind. The water's surface is for projecting shimmering light onto the land (very much so). A head is for carrying luggage. A bag is for slamming down. A flash is for shining. The luggage is for people to sit on. The cigarette is for exhaling smoke. The table is for people to sit on. The blinds are for casting shadows. The photograph is for dropping and placing things. The cards are for notes and for identifying people. The trees are for casting shadows. The cigar is for exhaling. The curtain is for swaying in the wind. The iron pillars are for shielding people from the camera. The basket and the ball inside are for casting shadows. The dice are for making noise and for throwing up. The dice are for losing and trading. The neon lights are for flashing. The jewels are for sparkling. The chair is for resting feet on. The shoes are for finding and handing over. The chair is upside down. The goldfish bowl is for people to lean against. The curtain is for swaying. The diamond is for throwing. The armrest is for people to sit on. The gun barrel is for swatting away. The trousers are for holding the gun. The whistle is for calling people. The boat is for splashing water. The water surface is a mirror. You receive a light for your cigarette so you can be hit in the back of the head. A cane is used to paddle the water and create splashes. A blind person is used for "ear attacks." Flowers are used to identify people. The water reflects light. A gun is used to smash locks. An envelope is used to throw things down. A telegram is used so it can't be sent. A foot is used to close doors. Dice are used to drop and hand over things. Blinds are used to swing things around. Parasols are used to spin things around. Walls are used to cast shadows. A piano is used for people to lean on. Diamonds are used to smash things. Lattice bars and railings are used to cast shadows. Empty cans fall and spin on the water. Walls are used for people to climb over. Roofs are used for people to climb on. Clotheslines are used for people to cling to and break. The roof acts as a cushion. Oars are used to knock things over. Knives are used to throw and stab into pillars. Boats are used to jump over things. Nets are used for people to crawl through and also to cast shadows. When cutting the net, the knife is held in a reverse grip. Cosmetics and scissors are for throwing. The fan is for cutting up pillows, scattering feathers, and throwing them away. The pillow. Cigarettes are for throwing. Clothes are for dropping and leaving. The searchlight is for projecting light. Glass is for mirrors.

■ "BIGGER THAN LIFE" (1956) Nicholas Ray 95 minutes 11/25
Flags and trees are for swaying in the wind. Children are for running home from school (like in "Truffaut's Adolescence" (1976)). Keys are for being unable to reach due to a seizure. The car is for being unable to push. Blinds are for projecting shadows. The wife is on the phone for the exit shot so she turns around. Shopping is for forgetting. No help is needed. Tie is for taking off. Television is for blaring. Refrigerator, wall, and door are for people to lean against. Lights are for turning off (repeatedly). People are there to project silhouettes. Faucets are there to be turned off. Floors are there to creak (when the husband faints and falls). Stairs are there for people to sit on. Handrails are used as coat racks. Armrests are there for people to sit on. Grammar is there to be mistakes and corrections. Footballs are there to inflate and to let the father talk about his high school days. Slippers are forgotten so the father can talk to his son alone while his wife goes to get them (he ends up leaving without them). Seizures are there to press the buzzer. The wife is there to stay home. Bone positions are there to be mistakes. Drivers are there to teach the wife about the husband's part-time job. Window frames are there for people to lean on. Feet are there to kick open doors. Stoves are there for people to sit on. Medicine is there to be forgotten. Tables are there for people to stand on. Hanging decorations are there to hit people in the face and make them shake. Bottles are there to be thrown up and caught. Trees are there to cast shadows. Books, boxes, and bags are there to be dropped and left. Cooking is stopped. Glass is mirrors. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Grilles are for casting shadows. Going shopping for clothes is for making your husband feel superior. The attendant is for ignoring your husband and making him angry. Borrowing a book is for forgetting. A ball is for hitting a vase and knocking it down and breaking it. A pot is for dropping. The receiver is for snatching. He won't go back to work. Watching TV is for getting scolded. He can't get in the way. A mantelpiece is for people to lean on. A towel is for throwing down, and also for using as a collar. Taking a bath is for making your wife work you to death and making her angry. A door is for slamming shut and breaking a mirror. A kettle is for slamming down. Children wake up at night to make their father cry. An armrest is for people to cling to. He won't call a doctor. A railing is for casting shadows. He won't make phone calls. He'll take too much medicine. A mirror is for splitting people in two. A desk is for people to sit on. Matches are for throwing away. The PTA meeting is to point out the husband's abnormality. The table is for resting feet on. The colleague's visit is to anger the husband. She doesn't run away from home. The ground makes a rumbling sound. She drops the ball so that her father will scold her. The train and its whistle make a rumbling sound. The tree is used as a coat rack. The milk bottle makes a rumbling sound. The milkman makes excuses. She can't stop taking medicine so the doctor is absent. The wall casts a shadow (the large shadow of her husband). The paper is for slamming down. She can't do calculations so that she's not given meals and her mother gives her milk, which will anger her husband. The table is for banging. The tree is for licking in the foreground of the screen. The pillar is for people to lean against. She goes to church so that she doesn't pray. The dress is because she can't change clothes. The hatbox is for dropping. The cloth gets stuck in the drawer so that she can put it back in and find the medicine bottle. She slams the drawer shut so that she can move the dressing table and see her father's face in the mirror. The father talking to his wife downstairs is so that the child can use that opportunity to search his room, anger him, and have him kill the child. The child closing the door and making a phone call is so that the father can get scissors to cut the phone line. The closet is to lock someone in. So that they cannot go out. The television is to drown out the sound. The scissors are to stab into the railing and make the Bible fall. The football is to remind the father that he was a substitute, and also to roll around. When attacking the colleague, the scissors are held in a reverse grip. The scissors are to make someone fall. The stairs are to make someone tumble down the railing. The sofa is to flip someone over. The desk is to knock over. The colleague is tough to knock out the husband. The janitor is to disturb sleep. The nurse is to ignore people (she ignores people a lot). The bills are to be waved around. The red rambs are to glow. The tears are to make them fall.

■ "THE KILLING" (1956) Kubrick 84 minutes 9/26
Light is a streak. The ground casts shadows. Paper and coins are for dropping and placing. Elbows are for hiding notes. Lattice bars cast shadows. Walls are for people to lean against. Betting slips become notes. Walls block the camera. The ceiling casts shadows. Belts are for fastening. Knees become chairs. Curtains sway in the wind and cast shadows. People cast shadows. Conversations are not overheard. Pillows are for beating things down. Plants cast shadows. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Revealing secrets to the wife allows her lover to steal the plan. The wife eavesdrops so she can lie about being raped and have her accomplices beat up her husband. Pillows are for throwing things down. Clocks chime (tick-tock). Chess pieces are for interrupting. Matches are for throwing away. The letters on the window are for casting shadows. Music cases and flower boxes are for putting rifles in. Food is not for eating. Putting the rifle in a flower box is for refusing a colleague's offer to water it. Flags are for fluttering in the wind and for casting shadows on the microphone. Murder cases are for the police to ignore. Trees are for swaying in the wind. Liquor bottles are for smashing. Counters are for people to jump over and do somersault over, and clothes are for tearing. People are for carrying and throwing. Liquor bottles are for hitting people on the head. Brawls are for getting into the security office. Bags are for throwing away. Cigarettes are for throwing away. Newspapers are for smashing. Trees are for casting shadows. Tips are for the parking attendant to interfere with the sniper. Horseshoes are for not accepting, throwing away, and puncturing tires. Horses are for throwing people off. Lamps are for shaking when you hit your head against them. Bags and parts are for banging down. Rifles are for banging on doors. Bags are for throwing. Guns are for dropping and kicking. Boxes are for throwing. Bills are for dropping into. Windows are for throwing bags out and making them fall. People are for blocking the camera from other people. Window frames are for people to sit on. Knees are for hitting with cigarettes. Doors are for shooting through. Stands are for knocking over. Sofas become morgues. Rooms are for getting mixed up. Glass becomes mirrors. Cars are for people to lean on. Key strings are for tearing apart. Birdcages are for casting shadows and knocking over. Parrots are for talking. Mistresses are for shooting down all the gang members to increase the boss's share and prevent the big suitcase from getting on the plane. Headlights and lights are for shining. Nets are for casting shadows. Airplanes are for emitting smoke. Dogs are used to make the transport vehicle make a sharp turn, causing the bag to fall and the money to scatter. Taxis are used so they don't stop.

■ "TOUCH OF EVIL" (1957) Orson Welles 104 minutes 6/21
Laughter is used to create a loud noise. Trunks are used to hold bombs. Floats, goats, and pedestrians are used to slow down cars. The ground is used to cast shadows. Border checkpoints are used so the woman can say "I hear a clicking sound." Kisses are used to make explosions more dramatic. Cars are used to blow up and emit smoke. Cars are used to avoid obstacles. Babies are used to take pictures. Flashes are used to emit light. Neon lights are used to blink. Cigarettes are used to peck people. Flames are used to cast shadows. Pillars are used so people can lean on them. Walls are used to cast shadows. Garbage is used to fly up. Posters are used to melt and emit smoke. Tubes are used to knock things over. Carts are there to avoid. Chairs are upside down. Wind is there to make a noise. Automatic pianos are there to attract people. Cigarettes are there to exhale smoke. Walls are there for people to lean against. Trees are there to sway in the wind. Communication is impossible. Window frames are there to cast shadows. Flashlights become spotlights. Changing clothes is done so that one can be seen in their underwear. Pigeons are there to fly away. Lights are there to sway. Light bulbs are there to be thrown. Fingers are raised to make wigs fall off. Railings are there to cast shadows. Glass is there to be smashed. The detective puts a gun in his bag so that it can be stolen. The detective is called on the phone so that his wife can get a photograph. Standing around talking is done so that it can be overheard. The ground is there so that it can make a noise. The cane is forgotten so that the detective can talk about his leg, and later forget the cane at the murder scene. The motel is in a remote location and out of season so that a woman can be kidnapped. The investigator is called to the suspect's house so that his wife can be left alone in a motel and abducted, and so that he can witness the fabrication of evidence at the suspect's house. The inspector's partner escorts the investigator's wife so that a gang can follow her to the suspect's house, and then have the gang use the inspector, who has fabricated the evidence, to kill her. The wife is sleepy so that her partner can escort her. The wall is for banging. People pass each other by. The glass becomes a mirror. The bomb emits smoke. The car is accelerated suddenly so that the inspector can lean back and look arrogant. The blinds are for casting shadows. Not speaking English is so that he can be beaten. The box is dropped so that the investigator can see that it is empty. Washing one's face is so that the box is dropped. The investigator leaves the suspect's house to make a phone call to his wife so that evidence can be fabricated in that moment. The key is thrown. The reason for informing the investigator about the fabricated evidence is to get the inspector to team up with the gang and get the investigator and his wife addicted to drugs, and also to get the inspector, who was abstaining from alcohol, to drink. The trunk of the car is for people to sit on. The desk is for people to sit on. The phone call to the gang is to distract the inspector and get him to drink. His abstinence is to be broken. The music is to keep people awake. The narrow elevator is so that people can talk without the investigator. The hat is for throwing down. The wall is for pressing your ear against. The egg is for crushing. The badge is for throwing down. The tree is for people to cling to. The window is for smashing. The sheet is for making a rope. The corpse is grotesque so that the wife will go and call for help in her underwear. The beads are for shaking. The glass is for smashing. The jukebox is for smashing people by hitting them against it. The chair is for knocking over. The desk is for people to sit on and crush and break. The counter is for knocking over. The bars are for casting shadows. The reason the investigator is made to embrace his wife in jail is to "reform" the inspector's partner who witnessed it. The cane is to help identify the person. The railing is used as a coat rack. The flowerpot sways in the wind. The automatic piano is to disrupt the eavesdropping and lure the inspector out of the bar. The pillars are for people to hide in. The factory is for emitting smoke. The stairs are for people to hide in. The clothes are for throwing things down. Walking on the bridge is to make the eavesdropping echo and alert the inspector, causing him to shoot his partner. The water surface is for reflecting light. The blood on the inspector's hands is to make him go to the riverbank of the sewage canal to wash his hands, and also to use the sewage canal as a morgue. The gunshot is to make him turn around. The pile of garbage is for people to lie on. The headlamp is for reflecting light. The gun is for emitting smoke. The water surface is for reflecting light. The hat is for dropping. The gun is for dropping into the river to create ripples. Blood drips. Hair sways in the wind. The ground casts shadows. The piano resonates.

■ "ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW" (1959) Robert Wise 96 min 9/28
Puddles are there to create ripples. Garbage is there to be blown around by the wind. The wind is there to make noise. The ground is there to cast shadows. Children are there to bump into old soldiers and be picked up. Tables are there to be banged on. Bells are there to make noise. People don't talk. Hats are not taken off. Doors are there to be opened to let in light. Chairs are there for dogs to sit on. Trees are there to cast shadows. Curtains are there to sway in the wind. Armrests are there for people to sit on. Going home is not going home. Hats are there to be thrown down. Fingers are there to snap. Manholes are there to emit smoke. Birds are there to fly away. Ceilings are there to cast shadows. Trees are there to sway in the wind. Chimneys are there to emit smoke. Blinds are there to spread out and also to cast shadows. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Desks are for people to sit on. Debt is for robbing. Desks are for people to sit on. The flame of a lighter is for being placed on the boss. Pointing a gun at the boss is to anger him, make him threaten your wife and daughter, and make the man rob. A pearl necklace is for beating people and scattering them. Singing is for being interrupted. Cigarettes are for throwing away. A glockenspiel is for striking. Gloves are for throwing up. Walls are for projecting shadows. A merry-go-round is for noticing being followed. A police officer is for preventing being followed. A letter is for crumpling up and throwing away. Clothes are for throwing down. Doors are for people to lean on. Balloons are for casting shadows and for getting stuck in a phone booth and popped with a cigarette. People are for throwing at people and spilling beer. Self-defense lectures are for getting beaten up by old soldiers. Walls are for people to lean on. Handrails are for projecting shadows. Old age is for old soldiers to rob. The babysitter is there to have an affair with the neighbor. The demonstration of untying the chain is there to get the old soldier into the room. The chain is there to be dropped. The lights are not turned on. The ground is there to scatter smoke. Passing objects are there to cast shadows. The windshield is there to reflect the sun. The gas station is there so that modifications can be witnessed. The hood is opened so that it can be closed. The pole is there for people to sit on and to bang on pipes. The bag is there to throw down. The horn is there so that it blares. The glass becomes a mirror. The accident is there so that the police can witness the black man and make the old soldier angry. Wiping the sunglasses is there so that the scene can be seen with the naked eye. The train is there so that the car can take over. The puddle is there so that the car can splash water. The water surface becomes a mirror. The horn is there to stop fights. The train (clatter clatter) and the ground rumble. The pole is there for people to lean on. The water surface reflects light and also ripples. The stone steps are there for people to sit on. The pebbles are there to throw. The doll floats in the muddy river. The car roof is for placing hats. The rabbit is for hesitating before shooting. The empty cans are for throwing pebbles. The fence casts a shadow. The streetlights all turn on at once. The headlights shine. The time signal rings out. The flashlight is for being waved. The train casts a shadow. The delivery man is Black to create an ally and have him oppose the old soldier. The ground is a mirror. The keys are given to a white man so he can be killed and the car rendered unusable. The delivered goods are for dropping. The brim of the hat is raised and lowered as a signal. The door is difficult to open. The large box is for unfastening the chain. The gun is for beating people. The car is a shield. The gun emits smoke. The alarm rings out. The bag is for dropping. The windows and headlights are for shooting and breaking. The stone steps are for people to hide on. The ground is for people to slip on. Abandoning a comrade is to anger the Black people. Fences are for people to climb over. Piles are for people to run down. Pipes are for people to jump over. Stairs are for people to cast shadows. The gas tank factory is for people to blow up, scattering flames and smoke, and for people to die in the explosion, making it impossible to distinguish between Black and White corpses.

■ "Tirez sur le pianiste" (1960) Truffaut 78 min 10/12
The two men are there to start the incident. The hammerhead is there to be struck. Headlights and streetlights are there to shine (they serve as light sources on their own). The ground is there to make noise. Pillars are there for people to bump into. Passersby are there to help the man and talk about marriage. Engines are there to make noise. Chairs are upside down. The piano is there to put an ashtray on. The names are mispronounced. The woman is hit so she can be pushed away. The piles of beer crates are there so people can collapse and climb over. Hands cannot be held. Hands cannot be put around waists. Not laughing is for the sake of laughing. Walls are for people to hide behind. Invitations to drink are not heard. Walls are for people to hide behind. Neon lights blink. Lights are for turning on. High heels are for taking off. Magazines are for throwing down. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Metronomes are for the sound of chiming. Screens are for hanging clothes and underwear. Pillows are for throwing. Women show their breasts. Lights are for turning off. Zippers are for having them unzipped. Hands are for rubbing and slapping armpits (because it's cold). Butts are for spanking. Milk is for splashing on the windshield and wiping with the wipers. Going outside is for the sake of being kidnapped. Glass is a mirror. Money is not for taking. Bicycles are for crossing. Women walking are for the sake of being kidnapped. Driving is for complaining. People laugh. Accelerator and brake are for pressing against each other. Hats are for taking off (a conscientious gangster). So you won't get kidnapped. The stairs are to show the woman's legs. There is no pudding. The handrail is to cast a shadow (a weak shadow, though). The handle cannot be turned, and the doorbell cannot be pressed (in a Lubitsch-esque way). The woman with the violin is to make the man a pianist and to direct his talent. The wallet and notebook are to be dropped and left. The flash is to emit light. The wall is for people to lean against. He doesn't yell in order to yell. He doesn't hug. He leaves his wife alone in order to make her jump to her death. The bonfire? is to emit smoke. The piano is to lean the mop against. The stove becomes a match. The chair becomes a clothes rack. Soft-boiled eggs are not eaten. He takes in his youngest brother in order to have him kidnapped and involve all his siblings. The prostitute takes customers in order to have the brother kidnapped. The plate is to be overturned. The table is to be slammed. He curses in order to be beaten. The receiver is to be torn off, and also to be used as a sword. Soccer games separate people. Ladders act as barriers. Knives are for throwing. Whispering is for putting someone in a headlock. Knives are held in a reverse grip. Trash cans are for people to lean on. The shopkeeper is killed so the man can escape to his brothers' hideout. Lights are for hitting people on the head and making them shake. Dogs bark loudly. The muffler isn't made in Japan so the mother can be killed. Cars are for pushing. Cars break down so a pianist can overtake them. Radios are background music. Tunnels are for lining up lights. The morning sun shines brightly. Bottles are for throwing away. Clock pendulums swing. Clocks chime loudly. Axes are for hitting the ceiling. Spoons are for dropping and setting down. Coffee emits smoke. Rocking chairs are for rocking. Mirrors are broken. Guns are for throwing. Chimneys emit smoke. Window fog is for wiping. The trees are for people to lean on and to project silhouettes. The branches are to sway and linger in the foreground of the screen. The ground is to project shadows (Marie Dubois's long shadow falling on the slope). The bridge is for her brother to escape. The gun is to emit smoke. The windows are to break. The gun is to spin. The slope is for people to tumble down. The woman returns to be killed. The pianist returns to inform the brothers of their departure to leave the woman alone. The snow is for wiping her face.

■ "ALPHAVILLE" (1965) Godard 100 minutes 9/23
Lights are used to flash (the lights are flashing throughout). Headlights, building windows, lighters, streetlights, trains, and the ground project light (each light serves as illumination throughout). No luggage is allowed. No tips are given. Questions are not answered. Keys are swung around. Lampshades are lit. Bags are thrown down. Walls are hit. Footsteps are loud (raw sound). Clothes are thrown down. Panties are pulled and then released to make a sound against skin. Mirrors are used to break people. Chairs are used to hit people. Bathtubs are for people to sit on. Gowns are used to cover people. Door glass is broken. Mirrors are shot and shattered. Flashes are used to light up (they flash an astonishing number of times). Posters are shot through. Question marks are for throwing. Magazines are for tossing down. Morse code is for ringing. Voices vibrate. Guns are for lighting lighters to bring out women, for ringing, and for flashing. Walls are for people to lean against (again and again). Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Asking about love is because you don't know about love. Sounds are for silencing. Pillars and walls are for shielding the camera from people (Mizoguchi-esque). Glass becomes a mirror. Doors are for kicking open. Telephone booths are for people to hide in, and also as morgues. Knives are for flashing. Doors are for trapping arms. Asking about the man in the photograph is because you're the only one who doesn't know. Fluorescent lights are for shining (exposed light). Typewriters are for ringing. Newspapers are for rolling up and pointing in directions. Streetlights are for flashing. They prevent people from sitting down. Beans are for dropping and eating. Bare light bulbs are for shining (especially bright). Legs are for touching. Windowpanes are for banging. Fingers are for snapping. Keys are missing. Books are for smashing. Cigarettes are for throwing away. Bills are for tossing. Butts are for spanking. Stairs are for people to sit on. Neon lights are for flashing (endlessly). Bare light bulbs are for shaking and casting swaying shadows. Doors are for people to hide. Pillows are for hiding books underneath. Sex is for having seizures, leaving wills, and dying. Books are for hiding faces. Flashlights are for shining. Slides are for flashing. Fans are for rotating and emitting light intermittently. Traffic lights are for flashing. Machine guns are for roaring. Swimming pools are for dropping people into, creating splashes and ripples, and also for shootings. The water's surface projects shimmering light. Kisses on the hand become "Ooh!". The water's surface becomes a mirror. People are for throwing at each other. People become pinballs, and are also dragged. Spies are knocked unconscious to make women cry. Buildings illuminate rows of fluorescent lights. Microphones are made to move back and forth. Lights are made to vary in intensity. Fluorescent lights are made to turn on all at once. Desks are for people to stand on. Computers are made to spin disks, to make noise, and to be untouchable. Ceilings become mirrors. Circular objects rotate and light up. Theaters become execution grounds. Gate decorations project silhouettes. Vending machines dispense "thank you." "Thank you" is to be thrown away. Stairs are for polishing shoes. Palms are for slapping. Lips are for stroking. Grilles project shadows. Armrests are for people to sit on. Dictionaries become Bibles. Television screens become mirrors. People project silhouettes. Lampshades are made to turn on and then off. Towels are made to shake and place down. Door handle plates become mirrors. Laughing leads to arrest. The ground creaks (like in a Hollywood movie, squeak squeak!). People are thrown against walls. Doors are pushed down. Positives turn into negatives. Police cars are hijacked. Shoulders push doors open. Machines creak. Documents are slammed down, and thrown around. Buttons light up and creak. Trains creak (clatter clatter). Corridors become mazes, and people walk along the walls. Walls are for people to cling to. Cars are for stroking, and people's faces are trampled on. U-turns are imitated. Getaway cars become pursuers (a common trope in Chaplin and Keaton's films, where the pursued become the pursuers). Stairs are for cars to drive down. Cars are thrown against other cars, and smoke. Stairs are for people to lie on. CRT screens ripple. Floors are for people to slip on. Pillars are for people to lean against. Doors are for opening and closing. The windshield reflects streetlights. You turn around to avoid turning around.

■ "Hammett" (1982) Wim Wenders 95 minutes 11/16
Light shines. Water ripples. Steam emits smoke. Curtains flutter in the wind. Windows let the camera in. Typewriters clatter. Fog rises. Spotlights project light. Cigarettes exhale smoke. Newspapers are blown by the wind. Gunshots and whistles blare. Rivers hide jewels. People cough. Toilets become chairs. Walls cast shadows. Towels are thrown down. Lighters are slammed down. Blinds cast shadows. Manuscripts are slammed down. Detectives involve novelists in cases. People make mistakes. Pillars are for people to lean against. Gin is not drunk. Tying shoelaces is for secret meetings. Laundry is for people to crawl under. Not mailing manuscripts is for them to be stolen. Lamps are for hitting people on the head and making them shake. Firecrackers are for the noise, for the smoke, for getting separated from the detective, and for the manuscript to be stolen. Guns are for the smoke. Lines are for repetition. Pots? Trash cans are for the smoke. Following someone is for being noticed. Cars are for people to lean on. People are for people to cross in front of the camera. People are for people to bump into each other. Fingers become guns. Ties and shoes are for identifying people. Newspapers are for hiding faces and for reading upside down. Footsteps are for the noise. Trash cans are for people to knock down the stairs. Handrails are for people to climb over. Hats are for throwing at faucets. Clothes are for dropping and leaving. Water droplets are for the noise. Trash is for scattering. Sofas become beds. Guns are for spinning. Walls are for people to lean against. The backs of hands are for slapping cigarettes. Dictionaries are for dropping and setting down. Matchsticks are for holding in your mouth and throwing away. Newspapers are for stitching together. Glass is on the floor. Buttocks are for spanking. Barbers are for getting information. Cigarettes are for throwing away. Trees sway in the wind. Hats are for taking off. Names are known. Laughter is for echoing. Alcohol is for being stolen and drunk. Flush toilets are for echoing. Children's photos are for leaving larger rewards. Desks are for people to sit on. Fire trucks are for passing by. Armrests are pillows. Chairs are for people to sit on. Incense? is for exhaling smoke. Manuscripts are not returned. You go home because you can't go home. You get hit to distort the screen. Women come to the writer's apartment to confine him. Chairs are upside down. Spitting is for spitting. Knives are for smashing down doors. Luggage is knocked over to form barricades. Stairs are used to send people tumbling down with their wheels. Garbage machines become slides. Conveyor belts are used to transport people. Bags become cushions. Grilles cast shadows. Chairs are knocked over. Hats become fans. Projectors glow. Projectors are stopped so they can be restarted later. Handrails are for people to sit on. Clothes are for hitting people, and for dropping them. Rooms are messy. Desks are for people to rest their feet on. Walls are for scattering red. Glass becomes mirrors. Lottery tickets are not meant to be burned. Lights are meant to blink. Notebooks are meant to be dropped. Barrels are for people to sit on. Windows are for people to go in and out of. Walls are for people to hide behind. Parrots are meant to make people scream when they get hit. Guns are meant to be stolen. Bathtubs emit smoke. Chairs become weights. Handles are meant to be broken and used to hit people. Guns and wallets are meant to be thrown down. Attacking is done to be killed by mistake. Returning the gun is done to be attacked. The hat is for putting on. The mouth is not used. Smoking a cigarette is done to drop the match and point out the trembling of the hands. Signing documents is not done. Passing objects cast shadows. The driver does not go with you. Pants are for tucking the gun in. Envelopes are for throwing down. The gun will be shot, bag and all. You cannot make phone calls. The surface of the water projects shimmering light. Manuscripts are floated on the water, or kicked and sent flying. Manuscripts are to be torn up, crumpled up, and thrown away.

Western

■ "IN OLD ARIZONA" (1928) Raoul Walsh, Irving Cummings 97 minutes 3/3
Birds are for taking flight. The ground is for emitting smoke. Stagecoaches are for being attacked. A woman's brooch is for trading for gold. Guns are for exhaling smoke. Fences are for people to sit on. Tables are for people to sit on. Towels and gloves are for throwing down. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. The barber is for returning stolen money and meeting the sergeant. Water buckets are for throwing away. Trees are for trapping pigs. Ladders are for people to sit on. Knees become chairs. Egg dishes are for exhaling smoke. Posts are for people to lean against. Fingers are for snapping. Clocks tick. Babies cry. Porches are for people to sit on. Corks are for kissing. Horses are for throwing people off. The trio is there to be ambushed. Fallen trees are for people to sit on. Trees sway in the wind and cast shadows. Trees are for people to lean on. Fences are for people to jump over. Matches are for people to throw away. Trees are for people to hide. The man leaves the house to get the woman to write him a letter. The letter is to be torn up and to ruin the woman who wrote it. The cape is a mark of the person to be shot. The campfire is to scatter smoke. The man leaves the house so that the woman will cheat on him, betray him, and kill him. The woman does this to the man.

■ "HELL'S HEROES" (1929) William Wyler 68 min 10/20
Trees are there to project silhouettes. The ground is there to scatter smoke. The harmonica is there to ring out. The head is there to scratch. The sign is a gallows. People are there to move aside. The cigarette is there to exhale smoke. Dance is for showing legs. Coins are for tossing. Breasts are for putting coins in. Counters are for people to sit on. Faces are for slapping each other. Sheriffs don't drink alcohol. Pianos are for people to sit on. Keys are for stomping. Glasses are for knocking over. Hair is for scattering dust. Matches are for throwing away. Feet are for not tripping over stools. Bags are for tossing. Documents are for dropping. Guns are for emitting smoke. Treasurers pick up guns so they can be shot. Studs are for people to climb over. Priests are for shooting. Gold coins are for dropping and picking up. Wind is for howling, for scattering dust, for felling trees, and for letting horses escape. Birds fly around. The ground is for people to sit on. Water sources are poisonous. Rifles are for dropping. Canes are for pointing. Stones are for throwing. Screams are for echoing. Sails are for projecting silhouettes. Stones are for people to sit on. The ground is for leaving footprints. Luggage is for dropping and setting down. Dirt is for digging. Sand is for grabbing and playing with. Spitting is for spitting. The bank robbery is to kill the baby's father and to escape into the desert to encounter a pregnant woman. Hats are for taking off. Canes are for poking babies. Holy water goes into the sand. Sand is for grabbing and dropping. Water bottles are for dropping and setting down. Tires are for grease. Grease is for smashing. Diapers become scarves, and smash again. Teeth are for removing bottle caps. Sand is for shoveling and blowing smoke. Hats are for sun protection (unlike in "Three Godfathers" (1948), they are hooked onto the cane). Shovels are for throwing down. Fingers are for snapping. Luggage is for carrying by one person. Rifles are for carrying. Bags are for dropping and placing. Cacti are for people to lean on. Water is not for drinking. Kissing is not for kissing. Gunshots are for the sound of fire. Campfires are for scattering flames and smoke. Coyotes are for the sound of barking. Hats are for pillows. Canned goods are not for stealing. Rifles are for tent poles. Hair, tents, and cloth are for swaying in the wind. Necks are not for breaking. Empty cans are for throwing away. Letters are for letting them fall. Water bottles are for throwing away (empty water bottles must be thrown away in Westerns). Coins are for dropping and scattering. Poisonous lizards are not for attacking babies. Signboards are for people to lean on. Poisonous water is for drinking. Bells are for the sound of fire. Bars are for casting shadows. Wheels are for people to lean on. Churches are for morgues.

■ "WHEN THE DALTONS RODE" (1940) George Marshall 80 minutes 10/11
The ground is to scatter smoke. The trees are to project silhouettes. The wheels are to rotate. The grass is to sway in the wind. The people and horses are to project silhouettes. The road is to be unasked. The letters on the glass are to cast shadows. The curtain is to fall down. People are used as shields. The trousers are to hold guns. The bag is to spill its contents. The pillars are for people to hide behind. The porches are for people to sit on. The drinking fountains are for people to push off. The photo shoot is to make people laugh and start a fight. The clothes are to throw down. The feather hat is to sway in the wind. The fence is for people to sit on. The trees are to sway in the wind and also to cast shadows. The bucket is a drum. The handkerchief is to lend. The trees are for people to lean on. The fat man is chased by the woman because she is a woman and will die. Leftovers are for throwing away. Fallen trees are for pillows. Books are for wiping. Documents are for throwing down. Dishcloths are for smashing. The eldest son leaves town to get the woman and lawyer close. Straw is for scattering. Surveying equipment is for smashing. Curtains are for swaying in the wind. Signboards are for casting shadows. Stones are for hitting people on the head to kill them and then putting them on trial. Bags are for dropping down. Hats are for taking off. Spurs are for placing on chairs and having the lawyer sit on them to object. Jurors are for fighting and being removed. Tables are for people to lean on and push people onto. Badges are for throwing. Perjury is for making the eldest son angry, forcing him to kill the guard and become a "villain" (the "origin" is being filmed). Chairs are for people to stand on and walk around on. Horse shackles are for people to crawl under. Guns are for emitting smoke. Newspapers are for shooting into pieces. Sausage molds are for throwing up and catching. Cans are for throwing. Newspapers are for crumpling up and throwing away. Rocks are for people to sit on. Howling is the signal. Cigarettes are for throwing away. Cliffs are for people to jump onto carriages. Carriages are for people to fall off. Rifles are for dropping. Carriages are for people to crawl under. You can't get to town. Telegraphs ring out. The brother goes back to town to get caught. Desks are for people to sit on. Fences are for people to jump over. People push their way through. Carriages are for kicking people away. Telephones can't be persuaded. Logs are for smashing down doors. Breaking into offices is for kicking people away. Falling off a horse is for killing the one who killed the one who saved. Trees are for posting wanted posters. Trains are for spreading smoke. Railroad tracks are for horses to run on. Trains are for people to jump onto from horses. Windows are for shooting through. Luggage serves as a shield. Newspapers are for dropping. Stones are for rolling up letters and throwing them through windows. Bounty money is for skyrocketing. Confidence is for panicking. Big talk is for surprise. Burlap sacks serve as shields. Screens are for people to bump into (the height of slapstick). Knees become chairs. People are for hiding. Hats are for shooting off. Asking questions is for beating people down. Pies are for dropping. Wagons are for people to climb onto the roof. Fallen trees are for jumping over. Rivers are for crossing and splashing water. Train whistles are for blaring. Horses are for bumping into and knocking people down. Cliffs are for jumping onto the roof of the train. There are wanted criminals on the roof of the train. Safes are for dropping. Trains are for people to jump off on horseback, and also for people to jump into ponds on horseback and splash water (amazing). Hats are for hitting people. Sheriffs are because they are not believed. The horse's tail is for grabbing and pulling (it's funny because it's a long shot). The steam is for making a noise (it makes a noise like the dreaded train robbery). The skirt is for fluttering in the wind. The table is for resting your feet on. The rope is for throwing things down. The chair is for resting your feet on. The door is for people to lean against. The horse is for people to hide behind. The lamp is for people to hit and break. The ground is for people to lie on. The wall is for people to hide behind. The gun is for throwing and breaking glass. The rifle is for throwing things. The window frame is for people to sit on. The gun is for throwing away. The hat is for shaking off. The woman is for killing the fat man. The turtle is for shooting and breaking, and emitting smoke. The bag is for dropping. The wall is for people to lean against. The scarf is for fluttering in the wind. Relationships are for getting things wrong. Glasses are for biting.

■ "THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS" (1941) Henry Hathaway 96 minutes 9/25
Gunshots are there to ring out. Guns are there to emit smoke. Trees are there to sway in the wind and to cast shadows. People are shot so that shepherds can tend to them. Bottles are there to slip and fall. Horns are there to ring out. Teeth are there to make a whistle. The surface of the water is there to project shimmering light onto the ground. Hats are there to be taken off. Chairs become towel racks. Whistling is there to ring out. The surface of the water is there to shimmer. Talking about mothers is there to get beaten. The surface of the water becomes a mirror (about three times). Thunder is there to ring out and to flash. Trees are there to project shadows and to serve as gravestones. Rain is there to drip. Rocking chairs are there to rock. The ground is there for people to sit on. Children are sick so that shepherds can treat them, and checks are unknown. Boots and pots are for hiding money. Tables are for people to sit on. Fences are for people to sit on and climb over. Hair is for the wind to blow. Dogs are for barking and for spinning and tying people up. Light becomes a ribbon. Mouths are for people to stifle. Grass is for tearing, sniffing, throwing away, and playing with. Mountain paths are for performing spells. The ground is for notes and for spitting. Grass and curtains are for the wind to blow. Fireplaces are for wiping pipes with ashes. Wind rocks chairs. Candles are for shooting and smashing. Twigs are for matches and for rubbing fires in your hands. Coins are for dropping and stacking to make a ringing sound. Presents are for throwing (once each from father and son to their daughter). Chairs become coat racks. Tables are for people to lean on. Candy is for dropping. Tables are for banging. Cocking the hammer is for making your presence known. Tree branches become whips. Alcohol is unsellable. Bags are for dropping and leaving. Fences are for people to hit and break, allowing the sheep to escape. Baskets are for people to hit and spill their contents. Carts are for people to hit and tip over, with the girl inside, so she can hit you. Aprons are for fanning. Sacks are for hitting people. Hats are for throwing. Boys work for shepherds so that men can fight each other. Fishing rods create ripples. Pieces of wood are for throwing into the fireplace. Knives are for throwing and stabbing through doors. Rocks are for people to lie on. Fallen trees are for people to sit on. The blind man is for the shepherd to treat him and realize he is his father. Soil is for grabbing. The son tries to shoot his father so that the boy throws the rifle away and it misfires. Flames form a circle. Rifles are for dropping. Fallen trees are for climbing over. Houses burn and spew flames and smoke. Grilles cast shadows. The curtains were there to project silhouettes and to allow eavesdropping on conversations.

■ "DUEL IN THE SUN" (1946) King Vidor 128 minutes 10/5
The sun is to project red. Walls are for people to lean against. ? is for throwing. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Hats are for waving. Walls are to project shadows. Hats are for throwing. Guns are for exhaling smoke. Lights are for turning on. Windows are to project silhouettes of people. Gunshots are for ringing out. Beams?, lattices are for casting shadows. Scarves are for bestowing. The father dies so he can entrust his daughter to his second cousin. Trees, people and horses are to project silhouettes. The ground is for scattering smoke. The conversation is for ignoring. Ropes are for people to crawl under. Tables are for people to sit on. The judge's name is called to surprise the daughter. Pillars are for people to lean against. Luggage is for throwing. The walking stick is for poking signs. The handkerchief is for waving. The trees are for casting shadows. The dolls are for knocking over and righting again. The chess pieces are for throwing down. The billiard table is for striking matches. The name is because it doesn't match the skin color. The cigarette is for making rings (Joseph Cotten does this in "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943) as well). The woman can't smoke. The photograph is to prevent people from touching it. The door is for spitting and for people to lean against. The letters are because they can't write. The conversation is interrupted. The hat is for throwing down so the horse can bite it and pick it up, and the woman can laugh at it. The horse can lift people up with its nose. The reason he doesn't ride a horse is so he can ride one. The horse is hard to ride. The birds are for scattering people. The fence is for the horse to break down and jump over. The horse can use it as a vaulting horse and also bolt to throw the woman off. The clothes are for blowing in the wind. The grass blocks people from the camera. Hair is for blowing in the wind. Trumpets are for banging. Walls are for striking matches. Blinds are for casting shadows. Matches are for throwing away. Springs are for swimming and splashing, and for imprisonment. Whistles are signals. The surface of the water is for throwing stones to create splashes and ripples, and for banging to create splashes. The ground is for people to lie on. People are barriers. Doors are for banging. Jam is for throwing in people's faces. Being called while sleeping is so that a woman wrapped in a blanket can meet a preacher. Cakes are for throwing. Tables are for banging. Bells are for casting silhouettes and for ringing. Slopes are for riding horses down. Whistles are for ringing and for emitting smoke. Trains are for scattering smoke. Horseshoes are for squealing. Tracks are for hammering. Barrels are for people to crawl under and cut. Flags are for fluttering in the wind. They cannot be fired. Horses are for dragging people. Falling off a horse prevents being tended to. Thunder is for roaring and flashing. Gloves and gun belts are for throwing up and placing (on the mantelpiece). Shoes are for striking matches. Scarves are for fluttering in the wind. Mopping the floor is for sticking your butt out. Cigarettes are for throwing away (and they are thrown with gusto). Rags are for hitting people in the face. Tears are for flowing. Railings are for casting shadows. Jokes are for getting punched and bleeding from the mouth. Curtains are for opening (quickly opened). Window frames are for people to sit on. Fences are for people to crawl under. Wild horses are for training. Leaning against a fence is for getting a haircut (a sight never seen). Stakes are for hanging hats. Bells are for shooting with a gun. Guns are for spinning (to make them spin) and to prevent them from being fired. The surface of water is for rippling. Grass is for swaying in the wind. Pendants are for tearing off your neck and throwing into the pond to create ripples. Pots are for emitting smoke. Ingredients are for dropping into the pot. Tablecloths become napkins. Trees are for people to climb. Handkerchiefs become fans. Picture frames are for dropping and placing. Hats become fans. Candles are for flickering in the wind. Tables are for people to lean on. Barbecues are for not announcing engagements. Glasses are for throwing and breaking. The ground is for people to cling to. People cast shadows. Men are for not being chosen in the groom-choosing game. Stones are for playing with. Trees are for people to lean on. Hair is for running your fingers through. Grass is for chewing and playing with. Belts are for playing with. Females and males are for confusing. Cows are for stopping trains. Whistles are for chasing away cows. The gun is for sliding (across the counter). The counter is for reflecting light. The gun hasn't been checked in. The ring is for rolling around. The fiancé is for being killed. The tree is for hammering the wanted poster into and making noise. The sand is for shoveling and scattering. The fireplace is for throwing cigarettes. The ridgeline is for making the horse disappear. The branches are for hiding the rails. The trees are for hiding people. The rails are for making noise (from the brakes). The train is for falling down the slope and exploding, spewing flames and smoke. The fence is for people to jump over. The hat is for spinning and taking off. The door is for people to hide. The window is for closing. Shouting is for being reprimanded. So you won't be taken to Mexico. The raindrops are for rustling the leaves. The rocking chair is for rocking. The blinds are for closing. So you won't be there when he dies. The food isn't eaten. The ladder is for people to lean on. The stone is for throwing and breaking the window. The ground is for casting shadows. Guns are for throwing down. Puddles are for horses to drink from. The sun shines brightly. Gunshots are signals. Sweat drips. Rifles are for dropping. Rocks are for people to lean against. Sand dunes are for people to crawl and slide up. The ground is for people to crawl on.

■ "RAMROD" (1947) André de Toth 94 minutes 10/2
Clouds are for drifting. Rivers are for crossing and splashing water. Spitting is for spitting. Carts are for striking matches. Matches are for throwing away. Coins are for spinning and then throwing down. Swing doors open and close. Walls are for people to lean against. Postboxes are for striking matches. Cigarettes are for throwing away. Bags are for dropping. Blankets become towels. Fabric is for receiving. Window patterns become frames. Letters hide faces. Trees sway in the wind (very much). Saloons are for fighting, being chased out of town, and going to a woman. Signs are for knocking off with rocks, and then throwing away. Trees cast shadows (very much). The ground is for scattering smoke. Chickens are for kicking away. Porches are for people to sit on. Chairs act as barriers. Signs and houses are for burning and emitting smoke. Curtains sway in the wind. Chairs are for resting feet on. Guns are for throwing away. Houses are burned to kill the man who snitched after his stone house was stolen. Food is cooked so it can be eaten. Windows are wiped to notice visitors. People are for kicking down. Cigarettes are for pressing into hands. Guns emit smoke. Torn clothes are for sewing. Railings are for resting feet on. Toothpicks are for spitting out. Going to make an arrest alone is to be killed. The woman lets the cows escape so that the sheriff will be killed and so that she will not be united with the man. The hooves are to be thrown away. The water carrier is to be killed. The rocks are to fall. The slopes are for people to tumble down. The stairs are to be stomped on with hooves to call for help. The boiler is to be knocked over to release smoke. The hat is to be taken off. The door and the tree are for people to hide in. The rope is to be dropped and left there. The ground is for people to sit on. The campfire is to release smoke. People are to project their silhouettes. The firewood becomes a match. The campfire projects flickering shadows. The body becomes a pillow. The gunshot becomes a signal. The woman comes to meet him so that he will tail her and kill her helper. The dishes? are to be dropped and left there. The cliff is for people to climb. The rocks are for people to sit on. The hat is for storing bullets. The clothes are to be thrown away. The rocks are for people to lean against. The clothes are rolled up to be used as a pillow and also as a storage box. Guns emit light. Rocks provide cover. Cocking the hammer reveals one's location. Sleeves become towels. Rocks are for striking matches. Glasses of water are for shaking. Walls cast shadows. Double-barreled guns allow for approach. Rifles are for laying down. Feathered hats flutter in the wind. Hair provides a place to run fingers.

■ "CALIFORNIA" (1947) John Farrow 97 min 10/12
Flags are there to flutter in the wind. Trees are there to cast silhouettes. Sunsets are there to cast orange. Waterfalls are there to create spray. The surface of the water is like a mirror. Trees are there to sway in the wind. Stairs are there for people to tumble down. Luggage is there to be thrown down. Heads are there to be scratched. Guns are there to be fired and fall down, and to exhale smoke. Washing your hair with drinking water is there to get you in trouble. Politics can't be discussed. Cigarettes are there to exhale smoke. Women sing to stop the singing. Horse tack is there to be thrown aside. Grass is there to be torn apart. Trees are there to cast shadows. Questions are not asked. Playing cards are there to be slammed down. Coins are there to be thrown down and returned. Hats are there to be taken off. Declarations are there to get you punched. Work is there to stop. Hot iron is submerged in water to emit smoke. A carriage is to tip over. Advice is not heeded. A plow is to be dropped and placed down. Hot water emits smoke. A horse is to throw a person off. A barrel is for a person to sit on. A wheel is to rotate. A tree is placed in the foreground of the screen. Frosted glass is to project a silhouette. Playing cards are assembled and then blown down, and a table is for a person to sit on. Complaints start fights. A table is for pushing a person over. A chair is for hitting a person. A gun is to prevent someone from firing. Sand is for slamming things down. Dynamite emits dust and smoke. A barrel is for a person to hide. Chips are for slamming down and throwing down. Bets are for losing and giving up the shop. Help is not needed. Piano music is to attract people. A lamp is to be extinguished. A table is for a person to stand on. A bag is for hitting a person. A horse is for tying people down. Gunshots are to propel horses forward. Chimneys are to release smoke. Wooden roofs are for climbing up and down. Chapels are to hide guns. Pillars are for people to hide. Trees are for nailing signs to. Signs are for being replaced. Hats are for taking off. Glasses are for knocking over. Railings are for casting shadows. Hats are for throwing down and identifying people. Informing on others is a way to be killed. People are used as shields. Pillars are for people to lean against. Politicians are shot to knock down saplings. Rivers are for crossing and splashing water. The ground is for scattering smoke. Guns are for knocking things down. Gates are for blowing up. Barrels are for people to stand on. Roofs are for people to fall off. Barrels are for horses to jump over. Walls are for people to jump off. Guns are for beating people. Wood is for pushing down gates. Carts are used as shields. Birdcages are for casting shadows. Windows are for people to go in and out. The bars are to cast shadows. The knife is held in a reverse grip. The chair is to be wedged between people before being knocked over. The wall is to cast shadows. People hide between furniture. The man is found so that the woman can shoot him.

■ "ROUGHSHOD" (1948) Mark Robson 87 minutes 10/5
The escape is to set the film in motion. The campfire and gun are to create smoke. The clothes are to be thrown down and burned. The camper is to be killed. The ground is to create smoke (very much). The plants and trees sway in the wind (very much). The feather hat sways in the wind. The women are not to return to town. The pillars are for people to lean against. The trees cast shadows (again and again, very much). The beans are to be dropped from hand to hand and passed around. The gun is dry-fired so that someone gets yelled at. The miscellaneous items become a map. The hat is to be thrown and to identify people. Toolboxes are for people to sit on. Clothes, sails, and hair are for the wind to flutter. The carriage breaks down so that the women can travel with them. So that they cannot interfere. Wheels are for getting on and off. Rivers are for crossing and splashing water. The brim of a hat is for collecting water to drink. Cigarettes are for throwing away. The lover is for bringing one woman back. Campfires are for extinguishing and exhaling smoke. Trees are for people to hide. Guns are for dropping and leaving. The ground is for people to lie down on. Reading a book is to let the woman know that he cannot read and to be taught to read. Wooden boxes are for people to sit on. Luggage is for dropping and leaving (again and again). Under the carriage is for people to sleep. Rocks are for people to cling to and hide. The woman disappears so that her brother, who went to look for her, will shoot the sheriff. Rain is for pouring down. Thunder is for rumbling. Chairs become hat racks. Not leaving is for leaving. Clothes are for putting back in the box. The luggage is to be returned to the carriage. There is no place to stay so that there is a place to stay. The railing is for people to sit on. The clothes are to be thrown down. The dishcloths are to be shaken down. The bars and curtains are to cast shadows. The luggage is to be thrown to others. The pasture is to leave the sick woman behind. The plates are to be thrown down, and also to blow away the garbage. The campfire is lit so that they can kiss and the brother can witness it. The stones are for people to sit on. The woman bathes so that she can find the money and stay behind. The cigarette paper is for chewing. The money is to be dropped from hand to hand and passed around. The ground is for people to sit on. He doesn't say he loves her so that he can make the woman angry. The luggage is to be thrown away. The carriage breaks down so that it falls down the slope and into the river, splashing water everywhere, and the clothes are to be thrown into the river so that escaped convicts can find them and kill the woman and the man. The campfire is to cast flickering light. The matches become lights. The rifle is for throwing down, and for hitting people. The campfire is for stomping out to anger the younger brother and make him independent. So that the younger brother won't go to town. The water surface is like a mirror. The coin is for throwing up. The fallen tree is for people to hide behind. The water surface is for reflecting light. The rock is for shooting and making noise. The tree is for shooting through. The bell is for ringing. The ground is for shooting and making smoke. The voices of the dead are for echoing. The kiss is for the younger brother to secretly watch.

■ "RETURN OF THE BAD MEN" (1948) Ray Enland 90 min 10/18
The ground and guns are for making smoke. The stumps and stones are for people to sit on. The cup is for throwing away. The trees and scarves are for swaying in the wind. The trees are for projecting silhouettes, casting shadows, and licking in front of the camera. The railing is for climbing over. The weather vane is for turning. The table is for resting your feet on. Hats are for slamming down. Money is for lending without collateral. Glass is for mirrors. Leading questions are for falling for. The answers are already known. Trains are for spewing smoke. Telegraphs are for ringing. Guns are for beating people. Closets are for locking people in. Bars are for casting shadows. Letters are for slamming down. Desks are for people to sit on. Arms cannot be lowered. Hats are for waving. Bells are for ringing. Glass is for shooting through. Horses are for throwing people off. Clothes are for tearing. Robbers injure women so they can hide them in men's houses. Blood on towels helps identify people. Servants are killed unarmed. Guns are for throwing and cannot be fired. Feathered hats are for fluttering in the wind. Handkerchiefs are for waving. Dumbleweed is for rolling in the wind. Flags are for fluttering in the wind. A carriage with a wheel off is for dragging. Trains are for people to cling to. Populations are for growth. Beards are for arguing. Rocks are for people to hide behind. Stagecoach robbers are for getting men made sheriffs and postponing weddings. Bills are for slamming down. No one can get in the way. Chairs are for resting your feet on. Fires are for emitting smoke. Carriages are for dropping people. Explosions are for scattering smoke. Trains are for jumping off horses. Wind is for howling. Wind knocks down signs, shatters windows, and knocks down doors. Brooms are for sweeping away smoke. Dances are for not dancing. Window counters are for passing through. Banks are not closed. Beards are for pulling. Windows are for projecting silhouettes. Railings are for casting shadows. Pillars are for people to lean on. Glasses are for throwing and shattering. No duels. Gunshots are for howling. Barrels and guns are for shattering windows. Walls are for shooting through, and for people to hide behind. Carts are for burning straw and spewing flames and smoke. Glass is for shooting and shattering. Trees are for people to hide behind. Lights are for turning on and revealing people. Calling for help is to be killed. Killing a woman is to be chased by a man. A horse weakens so that it can shoot a man in the back. Rocks are for shooting and spewing smoke and making noise. Walls are for projecting shadows. Guns are for shooting and knocking things away. Hats are for throwing away. Foreheads are for dropping. Tables are for making people fall. Chairs are for hitting people. Counters are for throwing people. Bottles are held in a reverse grip. Counters are for people to stand on. Barrels are for throwing. Chairs are for making people fall. Handrails are for pushing people over. Nets are for casting shadows. Hat racks are for knocking over.

■ "THE GUNFIGHTER" (1950) Henry King 84 minutes 11/5
The ground is to scatter smoke (the smoke effects are very weak overall). The people and horses are to project silhouettes. The coyote? is to make a howling sound. The music is to stop. The people are to disappear. The young man confronts the gunman so that he will be killed and his brother will take revenge. The break is to be held up. The hand on the gun is to be shot in the arm. The gun is to be thrown down. The rocks are to slide down. The gunshots are to scare away the horses and people. The stairs are for people to sit on. The luggage is to be dropped. Wiping the glass with your back to the counter is to turn around and be surprised. The coins are to be dropped. Questions cannot be asked. The mop is to be left behind. The clock is to make a loud noise (tick-tock). The jacket is to hide the badge. The alcohol is not to be drunk. The chair is to be sat on upside down. The documents are to be dropped. The chest of drawers is for people to lean against. The glass is a mirror. The railing is for people to put their feet on. The chimney is for people to exhale smoke. The hat is for people to take off. The podium is for people to sit on. Closed school is for people to talk to the teacher alone. The curtains are for people to project the silhouette of a tree. Going home is for people to be called back (it happens 3 times). The bottom of the door is for people to peek under. The chair is for people to stand on. The snow is for people to throw at people. The onlookers don't go home, and also to sneak in the gunman's son. The door is for people to hide under. The gun can't be fired. The pillar is for people to lean against. The hat is for people to play with. The woman doesn't come. The friend has been killed. The wall is for people to lean against. The line is for people to cut in line. The hat is for people to throw down. The match is for people to throw away. The barber is for people to get information. The window frame is for people to kneel on. The cigarette is for people to exhale smoke (weakly). The fence casts a shadow. Ranches are for renting out horses. Windows are for people to come and go. Roofs are for people to stand on. Trees are for people to climb down. People make mistakes. Armrests become towel racks. Tables are for people to sit on. Walls are for people to hide on. Chairs are for people to hang shawls on. Guns are for people to kick and slide. Bars are for people to cast shadows. Snipers are locked in the jail of the absent sheriff's office so that the gunman can talk to the ladies' association. The sheriff banishes the youngster so that he can leave the office. Fences and straw are for people to sit on. Old men fighting are so that water can be thrown on them. Guns are not for aiming from under tables. Chairs are for people to rest their feet on. Hats are for people to drop and put down. Don't knock. Doors are for people to close. Bed rails are for people to sit on. Hats are for people to take off. Poles are for people to grab onto. Sawdust is for people to fly down. Guns are for people to exhale smoke. Butts are for people to kick. Because they can't speak. Because they can enter churches.

■ "RAWHIDE" (1951) Henry Hathaway 87 min 10/20
The ground is to scatter smoke. The razor is to be slammed down. The beard is shaved because they don't listen. The trumpet is played badly. The chimney is to emit smoke. The ground is to cast shadows. The kettle is to emit smoke. Because they get the names wrong. The firewood is to be dropped down. The food and coffee taste bad. The wheels are to be climbed. The scarf is to flutter in the wind. The escape is to leave the woman behind at the inn. The woman's bag is put down so she can fall and embrace the man. The bag is to be thrown down. The luggage is carried in large quantities so it can get stuck in the door and fall down. The gloves are slammed down. The horse's neighing is to announce the presence of people. The badge is to be thrown. The trees are swayed in the wind. People are used to bump into others and make hats fall. Guns are used to exhale smoke. Gunshots are signals. Calling the boss is a way to tell someone your name. Chairs are for putting your feet on. You can't interrupt. Chairs are for throwing. Lying is a way to get punched. Tables are for flipping over. Water fountains are for people to hide. Running away is a way to get shot. Keys are for throwing. A baby's crying lets people know where you are. Walls are for people to lean against. Customers become wives. Rifles are for slamming down. Leaving a rifle lying around is a way to make the boss distrust you. Touching things is a way to get punched. Corpses are not for dragging. People become barriers. Grass is useless because it's for tearing skirts into strings and also for showing legs. Pieces of wood become crosses. Funeral prayers become secret meetings. Women go to the spring to bathe so they can be given a gun and hidden at the water fountain. Faces become mirrors. Clothes are for taking off. The cigarette is for exhaling smoke. The match is for throwing away. The plate is for dropping and setting down. The frying pan is for exhaling smoke. The clock is for stopping. The notepad is for slamming down. The chest is for hiding notes. The coyote is for howling. The woman is hidden so that the crew of the approaching stagecoach don't find out they're a fake couple (since the woman is a fake wife, this is the only way, or the crew will figure it out instantly, or expose her, but hiding the woman who is supposed to be his wife makes the story fall apart). The man is for stopping the baby from crying. The sleeve is for a towel. The reins are for throwing. The coyote is for making the horse buck, causing the man to drop the letter, letting the wind blow it, hook it onto the lamp, and then blow it away. The wind is for howling. The rock is for people to sit on and lean against. The horse's neighing is for getting everyone outside so the apprentice can hide the gun with newspaper and have the boss hit him. The dishcloth is for slamming. Rambs are for shaking. Whistling is a signal. Lamps are for dropping and placing things. Chairs are for smashing and crushing people, and screams are for echoing. Connecting bars are for stepping over. Hands are for stomping. Guns are for kicking things. Attacking women is revenge for being beaten by the boss. Lamps are for burning notes. Chairs are for kicking and sliding. Drawing water is for finding knives. Vases are for putting knives in. The water surface becomes a mirror. Walls are being dug with knives held upside down. There's space under the bed for people to crawl. Tables are for resting feet on. Coyote cries are to drown out the sound of digging in the wall. Glasses are for banging on tables. Hoes are useless. Feeding livestock is for letting illiterate men snatch fallen letters. Letters are for rolling up and throwing. Notes are for tearing up and burying in the gaps between floorboards. Food is inedible. High heels become hammers. The knife flies out to create suspense by having the woman and baby walk. The water tower is for people to enter. The skirt is to hide the knife. The knife is to be spun and to be thrown at people's feet to stab them. The sand is shoved out to knock over and break the lamp, arousing suspicion. The hand is injured so the woman can bandage it. The alcohol is drunk so the boss can knock the glass out of his hand. The knife breaks to keep the hole big enough for the child to get out. The question mark is for kicking. The argument is for kissing. The woman is with the child so the child can get out of the hole. The woman looks out the window so the baby can get out of the hole while she's distracted. The baby approaches the horse so the woman screams to attract the womanizing man who attacks her, and the womanizing man shoots and kills the boss when he tries to stop it. The stairs become a morgue. The water tower is for people to fall. The firewood is for people to hide. The gunshots are for sound. The firewood is there to be shot down and emit smoke. The water buckets are there to be shot down and drain the water. The ground is there to be shot down and emit smoke. The trees are there to cast shade. The guns are there to be dropped. The lookout at the water tower is there so that the rifles that fall and are dropped can be used by the women. The ground and porches are there for people to sit on.

■ "HIGH NOON" (1952) Fred Zinnemann 84 minutes 10/16
The trio is to start the movement. The rock is for people to sit on. The cigarette is for throwing away. The bell is for ringing. The rag is for banging. The ground is for scattering smoke. The wooden box is for people to sit on. The railing is for people to put their feet on and cast a shadow. The table is for people to sit on. The gun belt is for hanging badges. The bouquet is for throwing. The hat is for waving. Leaving town is for turning back. The pillar is for people to lean on. The wife is a Quaker so that she can leave her husband. The flag is for tearing it down and folding it. The scales and books are for putting in a bag. The bottle is for throwing and smashing. The judge is for leaving town. The table is for people to put their feet on. The chair is for tilting. The badge is for dropping and putting down. Drinking alcohol is for getting reprimanded. Fairy tales are for making women angry. Clocks chime. Hats are taken off. Singing is done to stop singing. Pencils are dropped and placed down. Decisions are not changed. There is time before the train departs so that the wife can go to the hotel and witness her husband going to his old mistress. Hats are dropped and placed down. Earrings sway. Hats and coins are slammed down. Gossiping about the bartender is done to get you punched. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Help is refused. Visits are met with pretending not to be home. Trees cast shadows. Touching things is done to get you punched. Children are sent outside. Walls are punched. A booklet? becomes a fan. Children are bumped into. Glasses are slammed down. The shopkeeper angers his assistant. The sheriff runs away to not run away, and also to get into a fight with his assistant, injure his face, and go to the barber. Stables are for fighting. Bags are for people to sit on. Water is for people to splash. Buckets are for throwing down. Coffins are for making noise. Wooden boxes are for resting your feet on. Spurs are for throwing down. Coins are for tossing. Barbers are for making coffins. Notes are for crumpling up and throwing away. Offers of aid are for withdrawing. Badges are for brushing off. Tables are for people to lean on. Help for children is for refusing. Clothes are for throwing down. Pendulums swing. Chairs point to people. Whistles are for making noise. Trains are for spewing smoke. Drunks are for getting released. Trousers are for holding guns. Glass is for smashing with a gun to reveal your location. Hats are for being stolen. Walls are for people to hide in. Guns are for emitting smoke. Gunshots get your wife off the train. Doors are for people to lean against. Pillars are for shooting through. Piles of bags roll over. Carts are for people to hide in. The floor is for shooting through from below and scattering straw. The stable is for a gunfight. The lamp is for throwing and shooting, spewing flames and smoke. The horses are for letting people escape by blending in, and also for throwing people off. The ground is for shooting and spewing smoke. The feet are for closing doors. The chairs are for kicking over. The glass is for shooting and shattering. The armpits are for holding guns. Hiding by the window is for being shot in the back by the wife. The gun is for dropping. The woman is for using as a shield, and for shaking off the boss so her husband can shoot him. The badge is for throwing away.

■ "THE NAKED SPUR" (1953) Anthony Mann 92 minutes 10/24
The tree branches are for holding the horses back. The scarf is for fluttering in the wind. The campfire is for scattering smoke. The gun is for throwing away. The cigarette is for not smoking. Coins are for playing with in your palm. Old men are for becoming allies. People are for letting others go ahead. Trees are for casting shade. Rocks are for rolling down cliffs and scattering smoke. Guns are for emitting smoke. Trees are for swaying in the wind (the small leaves of the birch trees flutter in unison). Trees are for people to lean on. Cliffs are for people to climb and fall from. Rocks are for people to sit on and hide from. Cocking the hammer is for revealing your location. Gun belts are for dropping and leaving. Hands are for biting. Scarves are for tying hands. Wanted posters are for chewing and for causing discord among allies by not revealing the bounty. Bounty hunters falling and lieutenants climbing to the top of cliffs create a sense of obligation. Gunshots are for ringing out. Women's horses are for euthanasia. Blankets are for throwing away. Tree branches are for hanging water bottles. Coins are for being returned. Teasing a woman is a way to get hit. A tree stump is for people to sit on. A face becomes a mirror. Resting by the river is for letting the bounty target talk. Firewood becomes a match. Spurs are for throwing down. Standing up is for surprising. Going to get the binoculars is for letting the old man and the bounty target talk. A gun is for lifting the brim of a hat. The ground is for scattering smoke (it's docile). Scouting is for letting the bounty target and the lieutenant talk. A tree is for people to hide in. A horse is for making people fall off. A tree is for shooting and making it emit smoke. A slope is for people to tumble down. The ground is for people to crawl on. A knife is for throwing into a tree and letting the old man use it. A fallen tree is for people to hide in, and also for horses to jump over. The Indian's knife is held in a reverse grip. A gun is for hitting people. People are dragged by horses and make smoke. Running out of ammo is to tell the story of the woman who fought with an Indian, got shot in the leg, and ran away in a nightmare (there's no other meaning to be found in being shot in the leg), and also to have the woman nurse him back to health. The lieutenant is to call the Indian. The fallen tree is for people to lean on, and for people to sit on. The nurse is for the woman to take turns. The horse tack is for pillows. The razor is for dropping and leaving things. Relationships are for getting them wrong. The map is for reading the discharge order. There are no squads. The ground is for casting shadows. The slope is for people to crawl up. Snoring is for waking people up. The blanket is for readjusting. Thunder is for rumbling. The saddle, rifle, and towel are for dropping and leaving things. The rain is for sheltering in a cave. Drinking coffee is for gathering firewood, causing rocks to fall and quicksand to scatter. The plate is for being banged by the rain, and also for being left alone. The stone steps are for kicking them down, scattering quicksand, and escaping. The ground is for scratching. Narrow paths are for making people crawl (people are often crawling). Running away is so that the bounty target and the woman can kiss before being caught (there is no other reason). Pants are for holding guns. Rain is for the sound of rain. Guns are for knocking other guns away. There are no duels. Cups are for kicking. Horses and men are silhouetted. Ropes around the neck are for removing them. Ropes are for hitting people and pressing them in people's faces. The river is for making the lieutenant and the bounty hunter duel, leaving them exhausted, while the old man and the bounty target have a secret meeting. Clothes are for throwing down. Rifles are for scratching backs and poking people. The old man is a gold miner so that he can be killed after letting the bounty target escape. Rivers are for splashing water. Gunshots attract people. The ground is for people to lie down on. Rocks are for shooting, making noise and emitting smoke. The gun barrel is for grabbing and obstructing. The rocks are for leaning the rifle against. The spurs are for banging against the rocks to make a noise, and for throwing at someone's face. The cliffs are for pushing people off. The trees and rocks are for tying the ropes together. The rapids are for making noise, for retrieving the bounty target's body, and for swept away and killing the lieutenant. The bounty target is for becoming a corpse. The driftwood is for throwing at people. The hair is for blowing in the wind (a memorable scene of wind and hair in film history). The corpse is placed on a horse so that the woman will agree to be his wife and bury him.

■ "SHANE" (1953) George Stevens 118 min 9/11
The river is for crossing and splashing water. The deer hunt is for finding the man. The fence is for people to sit on. The sound of a rifle being loaded is for the man to touch the gun. The ground is for scattering smoke. The fields are for horses to trample. People are for making mistakes. The cows are for startling the man. The chair is for hanging the gun belt. The chimney is for blowing smoke. The rocking chair is for rocking (badly). The tree stump is for pushing over. The deer antlers are for casting shade. The hat is for sun protection. The horse tack is for a pillow. The grass is for chewing. The axe is for throwing down. The counter is for people to sit on. The alcohol is for pouring on clothes. Going to town is for ordering a soda and being made fun of. The coins are for throwing down. Rain is to interrupt speech and make men stand outside and get soaked. Hats are to be smashed. The surface of the water is to reflect light. People go to town to return empty bottles and fight. Alcohol is to be splashed in faces. Tables are for people to lie on. Chairs are to be thrown. Bottles are to be thrown and smashed, and people are to be knocked over boilers. Tables are to be overturned, and people are to be hit again. Buckets are to be thrown and smashed. People are to be smashed and knocked off counters. Chairs, wooden boxes, and bats are to be used to hit people. People are to be thrown and knocked over. Pillars are for people to lean on. Clothes are to be thrown down. Guns are to emit smoke. Stones are to be shot and rolled, and kicked. Chains and luggage are to be thrown down. Hats are to be waved. Chairs are for people to put their feet on. Bills are to be thrown down. Chairs are to be kicked down. Doors are to be broken open. Flags are to be fluttered in the wind. Cannons are for spewing smoke. Trees are for casting shadows. Walls are for people to lean against. Hair is for blowing in the wind. Water pitchers are for dropping and placing. Thunder is for thundering. Barrels are for people to sit on. Scarves are for blowing in the wind. Swamps are for people to fall into. Men are brave so they can go to town and be killed. The surface of the water is a mirror. Horses are for carrying corpses. Hats are for taking off. Dumbleweed is for being blown around by the wind. Fires are for spewing flames and smoke. Settlers are for not leaving. Tables are for banging. Swing doors are for opening and closing. Ribbons in the fields are for blowing in the wind. Stumps and walls are for people to hide from. Tables and the ground are for people to sit on. Horses and cows are for running wild. Guns are for hitting people and making children hate you and apologize. Fathers are for not going to town. Fences are for people to crawl under. Ridges are for making people disappear. The river is for the dog to jump in and create splashes and ripples. The slope is for running down. The swing door is for peeking from below. The person is for falling and knocking over the barrel. The gun is for twirling around. The fence is for breaking and falling from the second floor.

■ "SEMINOLE" (1953) Bat Boetticher 87 minutes 10/7
The saber is for hitting the table. The tree is for moving and shaking, and for casting a shadow. The knife is held in a reverse grip (about 3 times). The clothes are for tearing. The river is for the person to jump in and create splashes and ripples. The trees are for swaying in the wind. The gun is for emitting smoke. The window frame is for framing. The Indian attack is for starting the incident. The dirty clothes are for being reprimanded. The map is for hitting. The pot is for emitting smoke. The knee is on the chair. The horse barn is for people to crawl through. The water's surface is like a mirror. Birds, frogs, and insects chirp. Hammocks are for people to crawl through. Trees are for people to lean on. Swamps are for people to cross and splash. Shooting someone in the back is to make the lieutenant who criticizes it suspicious. Mantelpieces are for people to lean on. Cigarettes are for people to play with. Boats create ripples. Flags cast shadows. Brands identify horses. People cannot shout. People fall in the swamps and splash. People fall, have their arms stepped on and broken, and shout loudly. The ground is for people to sit on. Questions cannot be answered immediately. Collars cannot be opened. Robes are for people to throw. Breath produces bubbles. Swamps sink people and cannons. Mist rises. The water's surface casts shadows. Fallen trees are for people to sit on. Sabers are for people to stab and shake. Campfires to scatter smoke. War cries to resound. Because there are no Indians. Blankets to throw down. Trees to make people fall. Rifles to hit people. The lieutenant being helped by the enemy to arouse suspicion. Because peace won't be conveyed. Documents to throw down. The water surface to reflect light. Glasses to smash down. Armbands to be torn off and returned. Thunder to resound. Fences for people to climb over. Rain to pour down. Knives to hold in the mouth. Walls to smash people against. The chief is killed to make the lieutenant suspicious. Because executions won't happen. Sleeves and hair to flutter in the wind.

■ "JOHNNY GUITAR" (1954) Nicholas Ray 109 minutes 10/4
Mountains to explode and scatter dust and smoke (many tremendous mountain explosions). Ground to scatter smoke. Gunshots are there to ring out. Guns are there to exhale smoke. Wind is there to ring out and to kick up dust. Hats are there to be tapped on the knees to remove dust. Roulette wheels are there to ring out. Hats are there to be tapped down. There are no customers. Tables are there for people to sit on. Newspapers are there to be dropped. Customers are not friends. Hooves are there to ring out. Hats are there to be blown away by the wind. Casino tables become morgues. No one can get in the way. Roulette wheels are there to stop. Glasses are there to roll, drop, and catch. Cigarettes and lights are there to be taken. Cigarettes are there to exhale smoke. "Dancing" is there to have someone play the "Guitar" and dance to discover the bodies. Bottles are there to be thrown against the wall to break them and pay compensation (the sound of bills rings out in "People of the Night" (1949) as well), and also to be thrown away. The stagecoach robbery is to force the saloon and the four men out, send the woman to the bank, and have the four men rob it. The ground is for people to sit on. They won't get a job. The coin fortune-telling is to prevent them from catching it. The coins are to throw, and to throw down again. The glasses are to smash, and to spill the liquor and make them slippery. The gun and knife are to be left behind. The gun belt is to be dropped. The horse is to push people against. The chair is to throw. People are to kick down and make them roll. The lamp is to be blown out. The hat is to put on someone's head. The clothes are to be thrown down. The glasses and ashtray? are to be shot and smashed to show the man's marksmanship. The gun is to be spun, and to be shot and made to roll. The wall is for people to lean against. The rope is to lower (the lamp) for someone else. The waterfall is to create spray. The river is to cross on horseback and create spray (many times). The luggage is to be dropped. Trees sway in the wind. Rifles become hat racks. Hat racks are for people to lean against. Walking around is for being made to sit down. Chairs are for putting feet on. Fences are for people to sit on. Bottles are for smashing. Window frames become frames. Glasses are for throwing and shattering. Swing doors are for opening and closing. Hats are for taking off. Carts are for people to hide in. Bags and guns are for throwing at each other simultaneously (the guns are dropped). Guns are for throwing away. Wagons are for people to lean against. Guns are for preventing firing. The group of four commit robbery to make the woman suspicious (the group of four are MacGuffins, so they will all be killed once their purpose is served). Kisses are for making the woman suspicious. Scarves sway in the wind. They cannot split up. Safes are for throwing away. Rifles are for dropping and leaving. The enemy woman does not stay behind but accompanies them. Veils are for being shaken off. They cannot cross the mountains (they are going to a mountain hideout). The loud noises are there to make a roar. The horses are there to make people fall off. The slopes are there to make people tumble down. Falling off the horse distracts the boy, causing him to hit a tree branch and fall off again. The wooden bridge is there to make the horseshoes clang and for people to hide underneath. The servant is sent home with money so that the woman can go to the bank. The bills are there to be thrown down and not accepted. The tree branches are there to make people bump into and shake, so that people can crawl under, so that the boy falls off and gets injured so that he goes to the tavern and the woman becomes suspicious. Falling off the horse lets the horse escape so that the enemy can find it and for the horse to reveal the hideout of the group of four. The water surface is there to create ripples. Not helping the boy is there so that he can go to the tavern. The muddy swamp is there to splash mud on their clothes. The trees are there for people to lean on. The enemy woman is not heard by her comrades so that later the boy's actions can be identified by the horse, proving the truth of her story and making her the boss. Trees to cast shadows. Lamps to be lit and turned around. Railings to cast shadows. Keyboards to be struck together. Under the table to hide people. Clothes to hide guns. Servants stay behind to kill the sheriff with bullets that misfire. Guns to be kicked. The sheriff protects the woman to be shot and killed. They run away because there is no escape. Cloths and lamps to be thrown. Lamps to be shot down, scattering flames and smoke. Flames to cast flickering shadows. Bridge supports to hang robes. Promises are not kept. The woman is hung to allow her to escape. Horses for people to jump on. Trees to hide people. Fallen trees to set the dress on fire, forcing her to take it off and change into the red dress. Clothes to put out the fire. Dresses to be thrown down. Supports to cast shadows. The mansion collapses. Rocks are for hiding. Trees are for pillows. Hats are for shade. Fallen trees are for stepping over. You swim in springs to splash (you swim in a way that creates a lot of splash), and to make ripples. Waterfalls are for people to swim under. You swim under waterfalls to change your wet clothes into yellow ones. Names are for getting wrong. The ground is for people to lie on. Doors are for people to lean against. Knocking is done later. Belts are for passing on (Sterling Hayden passes on Colleen Gray's belt in "The Killing" (1956)). You don't shake hands. Names are for being surprised when you hear them. Trees are for stopping horses. The surface of the water is a mirror. Guns are for carrying in both hands. You draw your gun to get the man to draw his. Doors are for closing and making a loud noise. You don't run away to be killed. When the giant kills the coughing man, the knife is held in a reverse grip. The question marks are for dropping and leaving things. The gun misfires as a signal. The tree branches are for shooting down. Fallen trees are for people to hide behind. Windows are for shooting through. The voices are for echoing. No one is helping. The walls are for people to hide behind. The stairs are for people to fall off the railing. The gun is for throwing and leaving things.

■ "3:10 TO YUMA" (1957) Delmer Davis 93 min 9/25
The ground is used to scatter smoke (which is done spectacularly many times) and to cast shadows (many clear shadows are cast on the ground). Trees, people, and carriages are used to cast silhouettes. The carriage is used to make people fall from it. Hats are used to make people drop. Cattle are used to blend in with stagecoach robbers to involve their owners in the incident and to stop the stagecoach. Chimneys are used to exhale smoke. Bystanders are used to have their wives reprimand them and urge the cattle herders on. The coachman is shot to illustrate the boss's character and to allow the coachman's son to take revenge. Counters are used to strike matches. The henchmen show respect to the boss to indicate that they are a group that will rescue the arrested boss. Cigarettes are used to exhale smoke. Bills are used to throw things down. The pillars are for people to lean on. Reporting the robbery and splitting the group into two is to leave the boss and the woman alone, to have the boss arrested and escorted by the cattle herder, and to take the boss to the farm to meet the cattle herder's wife. It's hard to get on a horse. The bottle stopper is for putting it on. The beads are for shaking. The hat is for throwing down. The swing door is for opening and closing. The wall is for people to hide in. The gun is for emitting smoke. The appointment is to refuse before accepting. It's easy to agree. The floor is for notes. The barrel is for people to stand on. The wheel is for people to climb on. The skirt is for blowing in the wind. The tree branches are for bumping into and shaking. The carriage falls into the ditch to escort the boss to the farm. The carriage is for people to hide in. There is no alcohol. Eating before prayer is to be reprimanded. Cutting the meat is to signal the boss's dislike of fatty meat. Gunshots are there to ring out. Something is moving in the barn to get the drinker to fire the gun, get the husband out, and let the boss and his wife talk alone. Three years of drought to impoverish the cattle herding family and make the cattle herder a deputy sheriff. Horses' breath is there to make white puffs of smoke. The sofa becomes a bed. Newspapers are used as shade. Railings, bars, and curtains are there to cast shadows. The boss is locked up in a honeymoon room at the hotel to make him think about marriage. Hats are there to be dropped. The bed becomes a trampoline. No hands are available to lend a hand. Windows slide down. There are no barn rails on the windows to get the boss to attack the cattle herders. Chairs are there to be knocked over. Windows are opened to improve visibility. Clocks are there to ring out (tick-tock) and to make the time signal ring out. The bed frame is there to cast shadows. Newspapers are there to be dropped. Coins are there to be slammed down. Guns are there to be stroked. Matches are for throwing away. Hats are for shade. Horse hurdles are for tripping. Drums are for beating. Alcohol is for splashing in people's faces. Doors are for opening and pushing people out. Rifles are for dropping. Chairs are for casting shadows. The coachman's son drinks alcohol to boost his ego. The coachman's son pushes into the hotel room so that the boss's gang can hear the gunshots, and so that the cattle herders can rescue the boss and incur his debt. The coachman's son does not become a gang member (he simply disappears once his role is done). The sheriff is absent so that the townspeople can be used as helpers before they escape. Teeth are for tying ropes. Cigarettes are not for smoking. Chairs, statues, and stairs are for people to hide behind. Horses are for crossing in front of the camera. Curtains are for swaying in the wind. Pocket watches are for throwing and breaking. Roofs are for making people fall. Windows are for shooting and shattering. The walls are there to cast shadows (shadows of people hanging). The heavy drinker is there to be killed and hanged. The thunder is there to create a rumbling sound. The railings are there to cast silhouettes. The wife is brought to the hotel so the boss can secretly watch her and the cattle herder. The cattle herder leaves his room to meet his wife so that he is unaware that the boss is watching their embrace (the act of peeking inevitably involves a MacGuffin to create a state of ignorance). People are used as shields. The trees are there to cast shadows and sway in the wind. The train whistle is there to create a rumbling sound. The herd of cattle is there to blend people in. The horses are there for people to jump onto. The fences are there to cast shadows. The trees are there for people to hide. The train is there to emit smoke (amazing). The barrels, crates, and horses are used as shields. The train whistle is there to startle the horses and to distract the enemy so they can escape. The smoke is there to cast swaying shadows. Steam to hide people. Rain to fall from above.

■ "THE WILD BUNCH" (1969) Sam Peckinpah 144 minutes 11/19
The ground to scatter smoke (a lot throughout the film). Tents to project the silhouettes of trees. Trees to cast shadows. People to bump into each other. Guns to prevent people from firing. Gun belts to be thrown. Glass to be a mirror. Rifles to be thrown. Heartbeats to pound. Fences to be broken so people can fall. Guns to emit smoke. Glass to be shot through. Walls to be shot through. Roofs to make people fall. Windows for people to go in and out. People to be shields. Grilles to cast shadows. People to fall off horses and break the shoe windows. Parades to be caught in gunfights. People to be dragged by horses. Walls for people to hide. Tents to be toppled. Cloth scraps are for beating up. Robbers are for being chased by prisoners. Trees sway in the wind. Scorpions and ants are for burning. Saying too much is for apologizing. Rifles are for knocking down. Gunshots are for ringing out. Slopes are for people to tumble down. Getting injured is for euthanasia. There is no burial. Chairs are for resting your feet on. Things on tables are for knocking off. Canes are for breaking at the knees and throwing away. Rivers are for riding horses across. Horses and people project silhouettes. Saddles are for throwing away. Stone steps are for people to sit on. Iron rings are for dropping and throwing away. Hats and bags are for smashing. Bottles are for throwing. Iron rings are for throwing and smashing. Stories about women are for everyone to laugh at. Campfires emit light and smoke. Horse tack becomes bedding. Coffee burns your hands and emits smoke. Cups are for throwing away. Desert slopes are for horses to tumble down, scattering smoke and uniting people. Stones are for throwing at backsides. Wind is for roaring. Stirrups are for breaking and people falling. Pots are for emitting smoke. Logs are for people to sit on. Backsides are for kicking. Rivers are for people to jump into and splash. Wooden boxes are for people to sit on. Light forms a sash. Food is not for eating. Hats are for taking off. Trees are for people to lean on. Hats are for waving. Tents are for swaying in the wind. Water sources are for people to sit on. Chickens are for cars to scatter. Car steps are for people to stand on. Hair is for swaying in the wind. Punching is for not being able to punch. Knees become chairs. Women are for killing and meeting the general. Holsters are for swatting and startling people. Candles are for flicking in the wind. Chairs are for people to stand on. Barrels are for people to lean on, and to shoot through to pour out the liquor and bathe in it. Hats are for scooping liquor. Spoons are for dropping things down. Hot water is for emitting smoke. Water is for splashing on people. Tables are for people to sit on. Shopping bags are for dropping things. Guns emit light. Trains are for scattering smoke. Whistles are for sounding. Armrests become footrests. Water channels are for people to hide in. Luggage is for people to sit on. Rifles are for hitting luggage. Water is for stealing trains. Chairs become beds. Trains shake to throw people off. Luggage is for people to hide in. Trains are for dropping people. Roofs are for people to climb on. Smoke casts shadows. Trains are for crashing into horses and people. Leaflets are for lighting fuses. Bridges collapse to allow wheels to be placed, and are blown up to send people and horses tumbling into the river, creating smoke and splashes. Wheels are for people to climb on. Birds chirp. Bottles are for drinking and laughing. Clothes are for banging out campfires. Bombs scatter dust and smoke. The ground and under the carriages are for people to lie on. Stones are for people to sit on. Firewood is for stabbing people. The water surface creates ripples. Valleys are for people to fall into. Shooting without permission will get you shot and killed. Weapons cannot be taken. Flags flutter in the wind. Carriages are for striking matches. Going to the toilet will get you threatened with dynamite. Bags are for throwing things. Orders cannot be given. Machine guns shoot through water jars, the ground, and walls, creating smoke, roaring, and splashing water. Stairs and rocks are for people to sit on. Firecrackers are for the loud noise and the scattering of sparks. People are for dragging and people straddling them. Torches? are for exhaling smoke. Legs are for pouring alcohol on and licking it. Alcohol is for pouring in faces. Tables are for people to stand on. Walls are for people to lean against. Bottles are for smashing. Coins are for throwing. Knives are for stabbing into the ground with a reverse grip. Pants are for holding guns. Selling guns to natives means they'll be arrested, beaten, and then have their comrades take revenge. Tables are for knocking over and as barriers. Machine guns are for shooting and killing snipers and continuing to fire out of inertia. Bombs are for blowing people up. Mirrors are for shooting and shattering. Rifles are for smashing. Chairs are for knocking over. Gunfights are for everyone to die. Looters are for being killed. Wind is for kicking up dust.

■ "ULZANA'S RAID" (1972) Robert Aldrich 97 minutes 10/19
The ground is for people to sit on and to cast shadows. The campfire is for scattering smoke. The wooden planks are for licking in front of the camera. The chimney is for emitting smoke. The flag is for fluttering in the wind. The burlap sacks are for baseball bases and for hitting with bats. The umpire is for looking away and making a bad call. The escape is for starting the incident. The hat is for taking off. The finger is for striking a match. The table is for people to lean on. The rock is for perking up ears, and the robe is for tripping a horse and making it fall. The chickens are for scattering with horses. The weather vane is for spinning. The hat is for waving. The bushes are for people to hide in. The soldier is for running away and then coming back to shoot the woman in the forehead. The horse is for making people fall off. The knife is held in a reverse grip when gouging out the innards. The luggage is to be thrown away. The gun is to emit smoke. The innards are to be thrown and passed around. The children are not killed (apparently there is no reason not to kill them). The grass is to sway in the wind. The ground is for people to lie on. The ladle is to be dropped and left there. The roof is for people to climb on. The torch is to set the house on fire. The log is to knock on the door. The door is to be opened and let in the light. The trumpet is to sound (it is later revealed that the one blowing this fake trumpet was Urzana's son). The house is to be burned and emit smoke. The tree is to tie people down. People are to be burned. The dog's genitals are to be shoved into people's mouths. The fallen tree is for people to sit on and to hang their gun belts on. The rocking chair is to rock. The clothes are to be thrown away. The bones and rifle are to be dropped and left there. Horses get injured so they can be stabbed to death and drowned in the watering hole, leaving them covered in blood. Hats are for filtering blood. Rocks are for people to lean on. Stones are for throwing. Bag strings are for biting and tightening. Cigarette pouches are for throwing. Cloth is for brushing teeth and making noise (is there something inside?). Horse tails are for tying to the reins. Horse manure is for dropping and discarding. Stones are for dropping and placing. Tree branches become pens. The ground becomes notepads. Trees are for people to lean on. The water surface reflects light. Campfires make the flames flicker. Horses go past and come back. Rifles are for throwing up and catching, and also for whips. Hats are for dropping. The ground scatters smoke. Horses are used as shields. Trumpets are for firing and making noise. The ground is for shooting and expelling smoke. The bullets run out so that the wounded Apache can escape and the soldiers chasing them on the lieutenant's orders can be killed. The Apache split into two groups to lose their horses so the cavalry could take them. The saddles are for people to sit on. The Apache guides don't wait. The saddles become pillows. The spits are for spitting. The rifles become walking sticks. The dead Apaches are cut up to anger the lieutenant. The bugles are for identifying people. The man's horse runs away to let the Apache scouts walk. The burnt ruins are for emitting smoke. The fences are for hanging people. To prevent burial. The stairs are for people to sit on. The porches become pillows. The Apache son is killed to provoke revenge. The pond is for washing and jumping in to splash water. The woman who survived is used as bait. The birds fly across. Binoculars are used to make the reflected light mistaken for a signal. The light becomes the signal. The rocky hills are for crawling up, splitting people into two groups, and leaning rifles against. Rocks are for people to hide behind, to shoot and create smoke and noise, and to trap and immobilize carriages. Carriages are for people to hide beneath. Horses are for shooting and killing. Slopes are for people to tumble down. Soldiers are mortally wounded so they will be shot and killed by their own side. Gunshots are to let horses escape. Bugles are to let Apaches escape. Water is not for drinking. Apache corpses are for burial. Rifles and bugles are for dropping and leaving. Sand is for grabbing and washing away. Gunshots are for the sound of noise. Burial is to prevent white people from doing the burial. Names are for calling each other by. Salutes are for saluting. Cigarettes are for rolling.

■ "THE SPIKES GANG" (1974) Richard Fleischer 96 minutes 10/31
Birds are for the sound of noise. Trees are for pushing through and casting shadows. Trousers are for grabbing. Wooden fences project light. Curtains are for tearing. Flowerbeds are for not trampling. Windows are for people to come and go. Roofs are for people to climb on. Walls are for people to hide in. Straw is for people to lean on. Hats are for putting money in and throwing it. Money is for returning. Wind is for making noise. Rebellion is for getting beaten, whipped, and running away. Pants become whips. Water surfaces become mirrors (weakly). Shouts are for making noise. Hats become whips. Trees are for blocking people from the camera. Glass becomes mirrors. They won't get hired. They won't eat the pig feed. Paper blood and flesh are for eating and drinking. Stairs are for people to sit on. Pants are for holding guns. Guns are for throwing. Walls are for people to lean on. Feet are for closing doors. Hats are for people to hold in their mouths. Senators are shot and killed so the boys can become murderers. Sheriffs are for the boys to rob banks. Walls are for shooting through and making noise. Horses are for throwing people off, dragging them, and exhaling smoke. The ground is for shooting and exhaling smoke. Bills are for scattering. Campfires are for spreading smoke. Fallen trees are for pillows. Hanging dolls are for swaying. Hats are for fans. You faint so that you can sell the watch, get it back, get caught, be released by the big man, and become his ally. Glass is for breaking. Plates are for banging. Cigarettes are for throwing away. Glasses are for throwing and shattering. Tables are for pushing people down. Plates are for pillows. You eat so that you can be attacked and fight back. People are for making mistakes. Towels are for slamming. Stone steps are for people to sit on. Shoulders are for hanging gun belts. Skeletons are for not buying. The ground is for people to sit on. Handkerchiefs are for throwing away. Chunks of meat are for dropping and becoming heads. Shovels are for throwing down. Pots are for exhaling smoke. Washing dishes is to reunite with the giant. The rifle is to throw, and to exhale smoke. The bottle is to shoot and exhale smoke. Missing the target is to make him wear glasses and laugh so he can hit the target. Clothes are to throw. The floor is to stomp. Ears are to hold pencils. Water is to spit out. Teeth are pulled out to give out money. Tree branches become pens. The ground becomes notes. Tree branches are to fall and place. Banks are not to be robbed. Bars cast shadows. Horse tack becomes pillows. Playing in the water creates splashes. Stones are for people to sit on. The water's surface projects shimmering light onto the ground. Rivers are crossed on horseback, creating splashes. Gunshots are to ring out. Campfires are shot out and exhale smoke. Paper bags are to throw. Corks are to throw away. Seeing is not seeing. The old man is to be killed by the boy. The bank is robbed so that the boy will be shot and killed. The ground is there to scatter smoke (smoke is weak). The trees are there to sway in the wind. The rocks are there for people to hide behind. The hammers are there to cock and make a noise. The guns are not fired. The shoes are there to be slammed down. The coins are there to be dropped. The pillars are there for people to lean against. The alcohol is not drunk. The whistle is the signal. The trees are there for people to lean against. The hats are there to be slammed down. The saddles are there to strike matches. The reins are there to swing around. The coins are there to be slammed down, and then dropped again. The glasses are there to be slammed down. The laundry and hair are there to sway in the wind. The cake is not eaten. The hats are there to be taken off. The railings are there to cast shadows. The beds are there to hang gun belts on. The hats are there to be thrown. The train is there to scatter smoke. The train whistle is there to make a noise. The platform becomes a morgue.

■ "PALE RIDER" (1985) Eastwood 113 minutes 11/20
The ground rumbles. Chimneys emit smoke (throughout the film). The ground scatters smoke. Wooden boxes and planks are used as chairs. Rivers create splashes. Trees project silhouettes. Fallen trees are for people to stand on. Dogs bark. Ridges reveal people and horses. Slopes are for people to tumble down. Guns emit smoke. Huts and tents are for dragging down. Dishes are for knocking over and destroying tables. Horses are for hitting people and causing them to fall, and for exhaling white breath. Shovels are for hitting people. Dogs are killed, buried, and used to summon a priest. Cows are killed. Villages are destroyed. Campfires scatter smoke. Breath is exhaled in white. Fog is for enveloping. Light forms a band. Tree branches become gravestones. Thunder rumbles. Grass is for chewing. Bags are for throwing down. Hats are for taking off. Farm tools become hat racks. Ledgers are for throwing, and throwing down again. Wagons are for people to lean against. Bats are for hitting people. The man goes to town to buy supplies so he can invite the pastor he saved from a lynching into his house. People disappear. Wagons are for people to hide under, and for striking matches. Water is for splashing people. Bats are for throwing, swinging, smashing, and throwing down again. Guns are for throwing. Spurs rumble. Trees sway in the wind. The inside of a house projects silhouettes. Window frames become frames. Wind rumbles. He washes himself to show the scars on his back. He wears a coat to hide the pastor's clothes. Cloths are for smashing. The argument is to surprise them with the priest's appearance. The water cannon is to create a splash. The tent is to make the giant emerge from inside. The rocks are to be smashed and make a noise, to scatter fragments and emit smoke, to give the priest a hammer to repel the giant, to unite the villagers, and for people to sit on. The grass is to sway in the wind. The giant is repelled and forced to cooperate with the priest. The gun is not drawn. The spit is for spitting. The train is to scatter smoke. The whistle is to sound. The trees are to cast shadows. The gold nuggets are to be thrown up and caught. The stones are to be smashed. The bells are to ring. The hair is to sway in the wind. They are not bribed. The paper is to be smashed. The man discovers the gold so that he can be sent to town to repay his debts, have the priest and the business owner negotiate compensation for relocation, and then refuse. The bonfire is to scatter flames and reflect the flickering flames. The pastor walks in the woods to leave town after his daughter confesses her love to him, causing her to hate him (it's unclear whether he actually left town or just went to the bank to get a gun). The water cannons are to make a loud noise. The trees are to fall down. The smoke casts shadows on the ground. The train makes people disappear. The knock on the sheriff's office becomes a knock on the pastor's room. The glass becomes a mirror because there is no one there. The explosions are to make a loud noise and also emit smoke. The tent is to sway in the wind. The keys and collar are to be dropped and left there. The porch is for people to sit on. The pieces of wood are to be thrown away. The laundry is to sway in the wind. The hat is to be thrown up. The daughter goes for a walk to be attacked and rescued by the pastor who has turned into a gunman. Her clothes are to be torn. The gunshots are to make a loud noise. The gun is drawn so that it is fired, deflected, and shot through the hand. The man discovers the large gold nugget so that he can be taken to town and killed by the sheriff. His trousers are to hold the gun. The ground is to be shot at and make people dance. His hat is to be knocked off. The glass and gold nugget are to be shot and shattered. He lifts his head so that he is shot between the eyebrows (twice). His feet are to open the door. He does not answer the questions. His voice is to be loud. The door is to be closed. The tree branches are to be pushed aside and shaken. The dynamite is to scatter smoke and dust and make water splash. The gun is to be prevented from being fired. The pastor turns his back on the enemy so that another man can come to his rescue (twice). The mine and shed are to be blown up. He drops the dynamite so that while the man picks it up and disposes of it, the man's horse escapes and the pastor goes to town alone. The door creaks and shakes. He does housework so that he is surprised by the daughter's appearance and departure. The horse crosses in front of the camera. The tools are to be dropped and left. Dishes and glass are for shooting through. Tables are for knocking over. Turning your back to drink coffee is for luring the enemy into shooting and then retaliating. The coffee shop becomes a morgue. Hats are placed on the ground. The ground casts shadows. Residents are for surprising the sheriff. Lamps shake and creak. Wooden crates are stacked up for people to hide in. Water buckets are for people to hide in. People and horses are for casting silhouettes. Horses are for dragging people and executing hangmen. Guns are for wiping hats. Houses are for blocking people from the camera. People break windows and cling to window frames. Ridges are for obscuring people and horses. Voices are for echoing. There is no priest.

■ "UNFORGIVEN" (1992) Eastwood 126 min 8/12
People, trees, and houses are for casting silhouettes. Thunder is for creating a rumbling sound. Frosted glass is for casting silhouettes. Rain pours down (terribly). Beds shake. Water is splashed in faces. Empty cans are thrown. Underwear and combs are thrown. Women's faces are slashed to attract bounty hunters to town to face off against the sheriff. Walls and pillars are for people to lean on. The fundraising talk is to make women laugh. Fences are for people to climb. The wind makes a loud noise. Pigs are because men are not suited to farming. Poverty, the pigs' fever, and the bounty money are to make men gunmen. Mud is for falling and getting covered in mud. Hair and laundry are blown around by the wind. Mud is thrown at people. Guns emit smoke. Empty cans are used as shooting targets and blown away. Missing the target with a revolver is for hitting it with a rifle. Trees sway in the wind. Stones are for people to sit on. Spurs make a loud noise. The reason the man can't ride a horse is to indicate that he's a "first offender." The hat is to roll away. The chickens are to scatter. The hammer is to hit his hand and knock down the lumber. The train whistle is to sound. The hammer and lumber are to be thrown down. The river is to be crossed and create splashes that make things shine. The black man is working so that he turns around and is startled by the gunman. The rifle is to be touched. The insects are to make noise. The chair is for resting feet on. The rifle is to be aimed above the black man's head. The horse's hoofs are to sound. The man and horse are to project silhouettes. The campfire is to make the flames burn and also reflect light. The ground is for people to sit on. The train is to scatter smoke. The pheasant is to be shot down. The porch is for people to sit on. The gun cannot be confiscated. The letters on the glass are to project shadows. The table is for people to sit on. The bullets are to be dropped. Coins are for tossing. You enter a barber shop to come out. Flags and curtains are for fluttering in the wind. You put your hand in a bag to wet your pants. Names are for getting wrong. Pouches are for making people fall. Hats are for hitting and waving people. Gunshots are for the sound they make. Horses are for making people fall. Horseback riding ramblings are for being startled by gunshots. Bushes are for people to hide in. Fallen trees are for shields, horse tethers, and footrests. A boy shooting is for revealing his nearsightedness. Rifles are for not being touched. Trees are for casting shadows. Grass is for chewing. Talk of prize money is for instructing a boy on things he can't do. Water bottles are for throwing and shooting through. Books are for tossing. The ground is for people to lie on. Lightning is for flashing. Horse tack becomes a pillow. A bench becomes a bed. Pencils are for chewing. Guns are for tossing. The key is to be dropped. The bullet is to be dropped. The alcohol is not to be drunk. The gun barrel is to bend. The rain indicates the distance between the man and the town. The gunman is to be banished. The leaky roof is to disturb the water's surface. The pot is to catch the leaky rain. The rainwater is to be thrown out the window. The blinds are to cast shadows. The rain is to cast swaying shadows. The customers are to go home. The liquor bottle is held in a reverse grip. The window is for people to come and go. The roof is for people to fall. People are for people to crawl. The black man and the boy buy a prostitute so that the gunman can be left alone and the sheriff can beat him up. The candle is to cast a flickering light. The knife is to be thrown, and also to be stuck into the ground. The breath is to exhale "white". The boy lies down in the foreground to take a pan-focus shot. The story about the scar on his face is an apology. The girl in the foreground is to take a pan-focus shot. The reason they don't ask for an advance payment is so they can talk about his wife. The ground is to scatter smoke. The rocks are for people to hide behind. The reason the bounty target doesn't die immediately is to let the black guy who can't finish him off escape and get captured by the enemy, and also to get permission from the gunman to hand over the water bottle (so everyone feels guilty). The pebbles are for throwing away. The long-range shooting into the valley is so the nearsighted boy won't shoot. The rifle is given to be returned. The torches are to project flickering light. The stones are for breaking the windows. The playing cards are for throwing. The rifle is for throwing. The bars are for tying people down. The windows become mirrors. The table is for people to lean against. The playing cards are for smashing. Going to the toilet is to be killed. The windows are for shooting and breaking. The man lying in the toilet is for taking a pan-focus shot. The toilet is far away so the boy can shoot the bounty target at close range (to let the boy experience the terror of killing). The trees are for people to lean against. Hats and liquor bottles are for dropping and placing down. Black people are killed to feed the gunmen. Boys drink alcohol to let the gunmen drink more. Liquor bottles are for throwing away. Feet are for leaning against walls. Sheriffs plan their chases to be surprised when the gunmen appear. Black people are put on display in front of saloons to kill the unarmed shopkeepers. Rifles are for throwing. Counters are for shooting holes in. Tables are for climbing over and knocking them over. People are for crushing other people. Hammers are for making noise. Table legs can be used as pillows. Rifles cannot be fired. Hats are for taking off.

Comedy

Chaplin

■"A WOMAN OF PARIS" (1923) Chaplin 77 minutes 10/18
Walls are for projecting shadows. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke (he keeps smoking them). Roofs are for people to climb on. Windows are for people to come and go, and also for sealing. Stone steps are for people to sit on. Doors are for kicking. Gates are for people to lean against. Luggage is for dropping and exhaling smoke. Houses are not for staying overnight. Cigarettes are lying around. She returns home because her father has died and she cannot leave. Visitors are not for informing her of her father's death by phone. Trains are for projecting shadows. Ears are for holding cigarettes. Frying pans are for exhaling smoke. Champagne is not for pouring. Flowers are for scattering. Buttocks are for spanking. Clothes are for throwing down. Alcohol is not for drinking. Mantelpieces are for people to lean against. Cigarettes are for throwing away. The chest area is for putting a handkerchief in. Pillows are for throwing, and for hitting people. Bouquets are for knocking over and putting down. The floor is for people to sit on. Skirts are for wrapping around your body. Pianos are for people to hide behind. Doors are for letting light in when opened. Kettles are for emitting smoke. Dishcloths are for beating down, and because they have holes in them. Collars? are for dropping. Gloves are for throwing into a hat. Chocolate is not for eating. Yawning is contagious. Desks are for people to sit on. Hats are for dropping. Necklaces are for tearing off and throwing out the window, and for chasing after men who pick them up. Dogs are for chasing women. High heels are for breaking. Walls are for people to lean against. Hats are for throwing, and for dropping and putting down. Mother and child conversations are for eavesdropping. Candles are for flickering in the wind. Bags are for dropping and putting down. Trumpets are for stomping on, and for using as an ashtray. Hands are for rubbing and swinging. Promises are for breaking. Magazines are for throwing down and hiding one's face. Sweets are not for eating. Flowers are for picking and sticking into one's chest, trees are for swaying in the wind. Balloons and people are for floating. Showing a letter to a man is for making the young man commit suicide. Guns are for emitting smoke. Armrests are for people to sit on. Pots are for emitting smoke. Women cling to corpses so their mothers won't shoot them. Jam is for smearing on one's mouth. Chairs are for people to stand on. Carts are for cars to pass.

■ "THE GOLD RUSH" (1925) Chaplin 68 minutes 8/8
Chimneys are for emitting smoke. Walking sticks are for swinging. Slopes are for people to slide down. Walking sticks are for not being able to support oneself. Gold mines are for dropping. Blizzards are for raging. Pieces of paper are for tearing. The stove is for burning wanted posters. The snow on the roof is for falling on people. The luggage is for dropping things. The wind is for blowing the plug, hats, and people away. The hat is blown away so that people can find meat. The box and bones are for dropping things. The floor is for people to slip on. The door is opened so that the wind blows people away. The wind blows the tent and people away and leads them to the cabin. The cabin is for people to pass through. The table is for people to sit on. Approaching with a bone is so that you will be bitten bone and all. The gun is for emitting smoke. The table is for people to crawl under and hide underneath. People fight over the rifle so that they can shoot the little man. The table and bench are for people to stand on. The cabin is for tilting. The bench becomes a bed. The candle is for eating. The wooden box becomes a chair. The playing cards are for smashing. The hat is not for wearing. People crawl on the ground. The wanted poster is for tearing up and burning. The sleeve becomes a dishcloth. Shoes are for boiling and eating, and for exhaling smoke. Shoelaces become spaghetti. Nails become bones. The table is for leaning the rifle against. The stove is for warming feet. Chaplin becomes a chicken. The rug is for hiding the knife. The knife is held in a reverse grip. The snow is for burying and then digging up the rifle. The prop is for hitting someone directly on the head. The door won't close. Hands become feet. Shoes are for dropping. The rifle is for throwing. The blanket is for covering the head to prevent the bear from noticing. Going out to look for food is for discovering a gold mine, getting the big man to beat up and cause amnesia. The shovel is for hitting people. The ground cracks to make people fall and scatter snow. The cigarette is for exhaling smoke. The woman throws the photo away so the little man can pick it up and show it to her. The stage is for people to sit on. Eyes are for being mistaken for something else. The hat is for taking off. The waiter looks away so his liquor will be stolen. The conversation is held nearby so that people can eavesdrop. The pillar is for people to lean on. The photograph becomes a fan. The hand is for swatting away. The coin is for throwing. The walking stick is for pulling up pants. The dog leash is used as a belt so that the cat can be incited to attack the dog and make the little man fall. The flowers are for being picked up. People are used as shields. The pillar is for hitting your head against. The buttocks are for kicking. The hat is for shaking off, and also for blindfolding someone so they can hit the pillar and make the grandfather clock fall, knocking the man out. People are used as sticks. The mining engineer leaves on a journey so that the little man can take care of the cabin. The rope is for tripping over. The brush is for swinging. The snowball is thrown at the door so that when the little man knocks and comes out, the snowball hits him in the face and he is reunited with the woman. The firewood is for people to see the photograph of the woman hidden under the pillow. The matches are for throwing away. The oil is put in the lamp so that the oil spills on the shoes and is lit with a match to burn the chair. Tables are for kicking over. Beams are for hanging from. Powder is for scattering. Pillows are for scattering feathers. Benches are for doing handstands. Forgetting gloves is for watching the dwarf's ecstasy. Walking sticks are for banging on windows. Snow is for scattering. Shovels are for moving snow. Shovels are for throwing away. Dishcloths are for throwing down. Donkeys are for customers to eat, and candles. Forks and bread are for feet and shoes. Hats are for waving, and for flying up. Counters are for people to stand on, and for people to sit on. Feet are for tripping. Walking sticks are for throwing up and grabbing. Leaning against a boiler is for getting burned. Embraces are for strangulation. Railings are for people to climb over. Tables are for people to lean on. Coats are for throwing down. Gloves are for slamming down. Chimneys are for striking matches. Feet are for closing doors. The luggage is to be dropped and left there. The alcohol is to be drunk so as not to notice that the cabin is tilting. The cabin is to be stayed overnight so that the cabin will slide down the cliff and a gold mine will be discovered. The windows are frozen so as not to be able to see outside. The icicles are "ice". The door won't open so as to be able to ram into it and jump outside. The cabin is tilted so as to be used as a stepping stool. The door will hit you directly on the head. The cabin will fall. The cigarette is thrown away so as to be able to pick it up and smoke it. The rope is to cast a shadow. The hat is to hold gloves and a cigar. The face is to be kicked. The walking stick is to be used to stab people. The commemorative photo is to dress the little man in old clothes to make him look like a stowaway and make the woman say, "I'll pay the fare," and also to make the little man fall down the stairs and be reunited with the woman. The net is to drop people and hide them. The walking stick and hat are to be thrown and left there.

■ "THE GREAT DICTATOR" (1940) Chaplin 118 minutes 9/16
Bombs are there to roar and to spread smoke. Cannons are there to spew smoke and to roar and trip people. Shacks are there to blow up. Bombs are there to fall out of their muzzles. Unexploded ordnance is there to chase people around and to spin and explode, scattering smoke and sparks. Anti-aircraft guns are there to spin and make people fall. Grenades are there to be forgotten and to be found in clothes. Helmets and bags are there to be thrown down. Rifles are there to crush people's legs. The smoke from bombs is there to envelop people and lead them to join enemy soldiers. Rifles are there to be thrown away. Helmets are there to be shaken off. The ground is there to cast shadows. Ribbons are there to flutter in the wind. Airplanes are there to spin and for people to cling to and to crash and spew smoke. Watches and water are for floating. Cigarette cases are for throwing away. Swamps are for people to dive into. Reports are for not being reported. Injured officers are for helping, being helped, being arrested together, and escaping together in their officer uniforms. Trees are for casting shadows. Hats are for taking off. Words turn into coughs. Plane crashes cause memory loss and allow rebellion against the barber. Water is for putting in trousers. Belts are for not being fastened. Ties become handkerchiefs. Cheers are for silencing the noise. Microphones are for knocking over, bending, and spinning. Water is for drinking through the ears and then spitting it out. Butts are for hitting people with butts and making them fall down the stairs. Medals are for stripping away. Heads are for supporting baskets. Keeping rhythm is for breaking windows. Baskets are for kicking. Vegetables are for having them stolen. Rebellion is for having tomatoes thrown and soiling the laundry. Blinds are for raising and scattering dust. Butts are for kicking. Paint is to splash on faces. Cans and hats are to drop (the hat is dropped many times). Frying pans are to hit people on the head and make them dance. Windows are to hit people. Cans are to trip over and fall. Streetlights are to hang people and for people to lean on. Hanging people is to save them. Tiles are to drop on heads and break them. Grilles are to cast shadows. Bulletproof vests are not bulletproof. Tripping is to make people salute. Notebooks are to smash and put down. Sleeves become dishcloths. Experiments are not successful. Portraits are not completed. Brushes and chisels are to smash. Drawers become mirrors. Lack of funds is to make the persecution stop. Coins are to throw up. Washbasins are not for people to lean on. Messy hair is to make people style it. Towels are to drop and throw away. Beards are because they cannot shave. Skirts become baskets. Potatoes are to trip over and scatter so the SS can pick them up. Long texts are typed short and short texts are typed long. Pens don't fall out. Pens and pen holders are thrown away. Letters are torn up. Photographs are thrown down. Curtains are to be climbed and slid down. Comparing the Führer to a god is to make the globe's balloons float. Desks are for people to lie down on, stand up on, and sit on. Heads, buttocks, and feet are for making balloons float. Balloons are to pop. Walnuts are to be thrown away. Clothes become dishcloths. Rhythm becomes a haircut. Birdcages cast shadows. Bananas are to be thrown away. Being refused a loan is to restart persecution and have the general arrested. Cloaks are to be unable to reach out. Manuscripts are to be rolled up. Question marks are to be picked up and thrown away. Pillows are for sharpening claws. Stairs are for people to sit on. Heads are for desks to rest on. People disappear. Walking sticks are to be smashed and thrown away. Barrels are for people to dive headfirst into. Doors are for people to cling to. Speeches provide rhythm. Skylights are for people to go in and out. Vegetables are for tipping over the cart and scattering them. Brooms are for brushing hats off. Potted plants are for uprooting. Walls are for people to lean against. Barbershops are for blowing up and emitting smoke. The ground is for people to sit on. Bells are for shaking. Trays are for hitting people on the head. Saluting is done impulsively. Plates are for changing. Coins are for swallowing, for ringing, for spitting out and dropping. Lottery draws are not done. Chairs cast shadows. Lines are repeated. Toolboxes are for people to hide in and for hitting with pipes. People make mistakes. Information cannot be transmitted. Trays are not packed into bags. Buckets are worn on the head for wobbling on protruding pillars and dropping all the cargo. Roofs are for people to climb on and for sliding down, breaking the skylight and falling. Beds become cushions. Bedrooms are impassable. Shoes are kicked off. Clothes are dropped and taken off. Hats are slammed down. Boxes are used as a cushion. Glasses are smashed. Bowing causes head bumps. Medals and buttons are ripped off and thrown away. Trouser suspenders are pulled and hit in the face. Trains go back and forth and shake people, causing them to fall. Handkerchiefs become fans. Saluting is done so as not to shake hands. Taking pictures causes people to step back. Trains release smoke into people's backsides. Hats are waved. Ladies cannot ride in carriages. Tables are for people to lean on. Guests enter through the back door. Chairs cause people to fall off. Statues are for striking matches. Matches are thrown away. Armrests are not for resting elbows on. Doors trap people. Chairs are raised against each other. Peanuts are thrown and hit in the face. Chewing is used for conversation (it's really stupid but funny). Necks are for turning. Chasing people away is for being chased away. Cakes are for throwing at people's heads. Sandwiches are for eating with paper in between. Tables are for banging. Sausages are for stabbing and knocking off salads, and also for punching people. Punch is for throwing plates and splashing everyone with water. Mustard is for eating and writhing in pain. Sofas become beds. Spaghetti is for tearing apart and throwing at people's faces. Cakes are for throwing at people's faces (complete slapstick). Heavy trays are for passing to people and making them fall. Deserting in an officer's uniform is for getting the Führer arrested and giving a speech. Hunting is for falling into a pond from the recoil of a rifle, splashing water, and getting arrested while soaked. Bushes are for people to hide in. Flags are for fluttering in the wind. Piles of straw are for hiding tanks. Guns are for emitting smoke. The SS are beaten so they'll be shot. The shovel is for hitting people. The hat is for taking it off and dropping it. The chair is for sitting on and falling off. The grass and hair are for swaying in the wind.

■ "MONSIEUR VERDOUX" (1947) Chaplin 117 min 9/17
The tombstone is for casting shadows. The trees are for casting shadows. The sofa becomes a bed. The dishcloth is for slamming things down. The feet are for tripping over things. The key? is for dropping it and hitting your head on the tray, spilling everything. The book is for slamming down. The water is for spilling on people's faces. The knitting is for slamming down. The letter and book are for throwing down. The scissors are for making a noise. The incinerator is for emitting smoke. The caterpillar is for saving. You're asked for an autograph so it can be forged. The bills are for counting and making a noise. The glass is for smashing. The photograph is lost so the man's face isn't revealed. The desk is for people to sit on. The roses are arranged to be given as gifts. The study is for turning around and being surprised by the man. The phone call to the real estate agent is to leave the man and woman alone. The mannequin? is for hiding. The window is for people to come and go. The person is for letting others go first. The wheel is for turning (each time you move). The hat is for taking off. The food is for forgetting. The cat is for feeding. The mantelpiece is for people to lean against (about 4 times). The newspaper is for throwing down. The threat of bankruptcy is for getting the woman killed. The wall is for projecting shadows. The railing is for casting shadows. The book is for surprising the husband. The newspaper is for sitting on. The tail is to prevent him from grabbing it. The laughter is for echoing. The knees are for resting feet on, and then onto the bed. The kiss is for spitting out feathers. The bodice is for putting diamonds in. Putting the house in the man's name and withdrawing money is for being killed by the man. To prevent him from investing. The armrest becomes a footrest. The wall is for people to lean against. The maid is fired to interfere with the murder. Chloroform is not used. Pages are turned to make a sound. The apothecary is a friend to learn about new killing drugs. Fingers are snapped. Rain is to give the woman shelter and get her to go to the man's apartment. The coat is to put the cat inside. Matches are to throw away. Toast is forgotten so that the bottle can be swapped. Wine is not drunk. Talking about the husband is to avoid being killed. The money is handed over to make the daughter cry. The walking stick is swung around. The bell is rung. The bars are to cast shadows. The mannequin is used to bump into people and fail to knock them down. The detective works alone so that he can be killed. Bottles are kissed. Curtains are for people to cling to. There is no bottle opener so that the maid can dye her hair and swap bottles. Bottles are dropped and broken. Feet are used to close doors. Under the bed is to hide things. The tray is for rotating and changing glasses. Knees are on the chair. Alcohol is for spitting out. Hair bleach is for drinking. Poison is for applying to hair to cause hair loss. Armrests are for people to sit on. Hats are for fluttering in the wind and for getting caught on fishing hooks and flying away. Fishing is for focusing the woman and putting the anchor around her neck. The pull of the fish rocks the boat and allows chloroform to be poured over you. Women cannot be killed. People fall into the spring and splash water. Seducing women on the phone is for making the florist's daughter dizzy. People make mistakes (they brilliantly mistake the woman for a maid or a friend). Armrests are for not being able to rest your elbows on. Laughter is for identifying people. Backs are for bumping into each other. Alcohol is for spitting out and splashing people. The greenhouse is for people to hide in. Hiding causes stomach aches. Under the table is for people to hide in. The floor is for people to slip on. The wall is for people to climb over. The wedding is to expose his true identity by making him run into another wife. The blinds are to cast shadows. The glass is to become a mirror, and also to break. The receiver is to slam down. The newspaper is to hide people. The ground is to make a noise. Crossing the street is to reunite with his daughter, go to a restaurant, and get arrested. Passing objects are to cast shadows. The crash is to make the man change his ways. Dancing is to make him see the man. The chair is to trip over and surprise him. The revolving door is to rotate and also to prevent people from getting in. Getting into the car is to make him go get a pen to write down the license plate number, trapping him inside so his daughter can leave and then he can be arrested. The business card is to tear up. The sofa is for people to stand on. The bench is for putting feet on. He doesn't smoke, and he refuses the rum before drinking it. The door is to project light onto the man's face.

■ "LIMELIGHT" (1952) Chaplin 129 minutes 9/24
The towel is to block the gap in the door. The keyhole is because the key cannot be inserted. There is no caretaker. The cigarette is to be thrown away. The door is to be pushed down. The person is to be carried. The stairs become a bed, and a person sits on them. The bag cannot be carried. The towel is to be thrown down. The bars are to cast shadows. He is unconscious. The railing is to cast shadows. The orange is to be dropped and rolled. The keyhole becomes a peephole. Attempting suicide and renting out his daughter's room means letting his daughter live with a clown. The towel is to be dropped and cannot be picked up. Gargling is to be spat out the window. The knuckles are to be snapped. The bed becomes a press. The clothes are to be dropped and placed down. The whip is to be cracked. Sleeping by the window means listening to the orchestra play and dreaming. The coat rack becomes a hook for umbrellas and walking sticks. Flowers are for eating and throwing away. Walking sticks are for swinging around. Arms are for sharpening nails. Sneezes scatter dust. The smash becomes asparagus and then a bouquet of flowers. Towels and collars are for smashing and placing down. Actors are sent home. Lanterns are for swaying. Impudent customers are ignored. Windowpanes project people's silhouettes. Extra change becomes a neck. Window frames are for people to sit on. Dancing and making coffee are rehabilitation exercises. The mantelpiece is for people to lean on (3 times). Telegrams are not for informing the daughter. Audience members leave. Hats are for taking off. Chairs are for resting feet on and also as coat racks. Umbrellas and walking sticks project shadows. Stage failures are for the woman to encourage and walk away. Liquor bottles are empty. The ground projects shadows. Speaking on stage is for reuniting with the pianist. The piano is for people to lean on. The wall is for casting shadows. The restaurant is for having dancers and pianists sit together. The toolbox is for people to sit on. The bed is for carrying things. The handkerchief is for waving. The air pump is for putting air in one ear and blowing water out the other. The trousers are for putting eggs in and kicking them. The machete is for throwing things down. The legs are immobile so that they can be hit. The backdrop is for people to hide behind. People are for pushing aside. The wall is for a pillow. Sleeping by the door is for eavesdropping. The newspaper is for throwing down. The wooden box is for dropping things down. It's not for wearing around the neck. The understudy is for telling the clown the truth and making him run away. The hat is for putting money in. The hat is for twirling to meet the pianist. The program is for throwing down. The back of the mirror is for hiding liquor bottles. The handshake is for being interrupted. The door is for letting in cheers. There's no need for shills. The cane is for hitting people in the face. The following group won't follow. The violin bow is for smoothing your beard. You hit the keys to make the sheet music slide off. The collar is for throwing away. Legs extend and retract. Strings break. Sheet music is for throwing away. The piano lid is for hitting your face (slapstick). The violin is for dropping, stomping on, and turning into shoes, and then throwing away. The piano is for taking out the wires and throwing them away, and also for people to cling to. The chair is for people to fall off. The drum is for getting your bottom stuck in, and then lifting up.

■ "A COUNTESS FROM HONG KONG" (1966) Chaplin 107 min 9/27
Laundry sways in the wind. Bills are for dropping and placing. Tables are for people to lean on. People make mistakes. Music is not turned off. Not going out is for going out. The sofa becomes a bed. Shirts become memos. Clothes are for dropping and placing. Closets are for hiding. Menus are for dropping and putting down. There are no empty rooms. Tables are for banging. The knocking signal is the same. The surface of water reflects light. Chairs are for sitting on. Tables are for snapping fingers. Books are for reading upside down. Armrests are for not being able to rest your elbows on. Books are for dropping and causing the straps to slip off. Yawning is contagious. Shoes and newspapers are for throwing down. Radios are for turning the volume up and down. Approaching someone can be mistaken for an attack. Blankets are for tripping over and falling. Sofas are for hiding. Handkerchiefs are for dropping and putting down. Buzzers are for ringing (most gags start with a buzzer). Pulling the plug in the bathtub becomes farting. Bras are for putting on upside down. Skirts slip down. Armrests are for sitting on. Furniture becomes an obstacle. Sleeves are for tearing, and then become handkerchiefs. Champagne is to make it spray, splashing it on people and forcing them to get towels and find the woman. Pillars are for people to lean on. Waves are for splashing water. Chess pieces are for knocking things away. Someone comes to close the window to film Chaplin. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Ashtrays are for passing to the next person and knocking things out. Windows don't open. The boat rocks so that he gets seasick and the woman has to nurse him back to health (the nursing scene is never filmed). Hats don't become buckets. Playing cards are for throwing down. Electrical repairs are for getting the woman to dance with a man in public. Water is for hooking it over his ears and stealing and drinking alcohol. He doesn't drink alcohol. Rooms are for getting mixed up. Flowers are not for giving as gifts. Ribbons are for throwing as gifts. Thermometers are for spitting out. Radios are for hitting to make a loud noise and for listening to the news. Marriage is for gaining citizenship. Hands are for not being able to touch hands. Pants are for wearing on only one leg. Gargling is for the sound it makes. Blankets are for cloaks and curtains, and for wriggling inside them. Turning your back is for your backside to be seen. Ordering breakfast is for being distant. Trees are for swaying in the wind. Jumping into the sea and swimming is for splashing water. Sleeping is for letting women dive in. Hats are for throwing down. Backrests and walls are for people to lean against. The ground is for scattering smoke and for people to sit on. Buttons are for flying off. Bags are for dropping. Standing to dance is for leaving the remaining man and woman alone. Dresses are for shining. Newspapers are for slamming down. Bags are for tripping. Bras are for dropping. Paper streamers are for flying. Glass is for mirrors. Dancing is for blocking people's passage. Ambassadors do not take up their posts.

Harold Lloyd

■ "SAFETY LAST!" (1923) Sam Taylor, Fred Newmeyer 66 minutes 11/7
The hoop is for swinging. The hat is for waving. Seeing someone off at the station becomes an execution. The bag is for mistaking for a baby. The carriage is for mistaking for a train. Sewing is for pricking your finger. The hat is for putting on. The record is played because there is no gramophone. The paper is for dropping and leaving. The clothes on the coat rack become the clothes. Going to get something means your chair will be taken away. Knocking means you will get your chair back. The magazine is for slamming down. The ground and wooden boxes are for people to sit on. Sitting on the back of a truck means you will be carried and will be late for work. Being hard of hearing means you won't hear the call for help. The train is for people to cling to, and also for people to jump onto cars, split their legs and fall, stopping the car in front of a water tower and incurring a fine. The car is for emitting smoke, and also for people to jump on. The engine lever is for turning instead of getting into a car. The ambulance becomes a taxi. Lloyd becomes a mannequin. The boxes are for dropping and putting down. The cargo boxes are for people to hide in. People become frogs, and also jump and push people out. The belts are for pulling and spinning people around. The cloth is for tearing jackets and all (the cloth is not used). The steam is for emitting smoke. The walls are for people to lean against. The stone steps are for people to sit on. The cloth is for throwing down. There is no place to rest. The counter is for people to climb over. The cloth is for pulling out. The scissors are for smashing and putting down. There are no cigarettes, and also for throwing the boxes away. The counter is for people to hide. People become tables. People make mistakes. People make phone calls so they don't notice pranks. The walls are for people to climb on. The heads are for scratching (like in a Western). The glass becomes a mirror. The flowers are for plucking, dropping and throwing away, and smashing. Chains become frames. Hands are for rubbing and spreading infections. Coins are for dropping and placing. Lunch disappears. Trees sway in the wind. Cloth is for covering one's head. Arms are for pulling at clothes that have been torn off. People are for pushing aside. Bargains become wrestling. Cloth is pulled at to be cut with scissors and cause people to fall. Rolled-up cloth is for throwing. Scarves are for dropping and grabbing cat tails. People squat down and stand up all at once. Ties are for readjusting. Umbrellas are for stabbing people, and for hitting people. Rulers become sabers. Chins are for touching. Hair is messed up to use a bald head as a mirror for styling. Looking down is for showing off a bald head. Collars are for holding combs. Counters are for people to jump over. Juice? is for spilling. Graffiti becomes reports. Documents are thrown around to get yelled at. Desks are for banging. Armpits are for people to crawl under. Notes are not for looking at, and are also for biting. Receivers are for swinging around, and not for putting in pockets. Desks become mirrors. People make mistakes. The manager goes out so that Lloyd can become the manager. Fingers wiggle to press the call button. Bills are for dropping and leaving. Trash is for dropping and leaving to pick up the bills. Boards are for hiding faces. Sitting on desks is for pressing all the call buttons with your butt so everyone can line up (and escape once everyone is lined up). Notebooks become fans. Knocking is not possible, and doors are pushed open with your back to eavesdrop. Bags are forgotten for eavesdropping. Lloyd knows a police officer so that he can tease a different officer and have his friend climb the wall to escape. A handkerchief lying on the ground is for picking it up and having the woman drive her daughter home. People bump into each other. Walls are for people to hide behind. The drunkard is there to show the police the newspaper and get them to chase after his friend. The shack is there for people to pass through. The ground is there to cast shadows. The car is there to stand on the steps and hide. The burner is there to emit smoke and also to burn your butt. The hat is there to take off. The wall is there to write on and project onto your back when you lean against it. The butt is there to kick. The hat is there to drop. Laughing is there to lean against the wall and project the words onto your back. People are there to hide. The police are there so they won't go home. The ground is there to make people trip. People can't lean against the wall. Falling over becomes a push-up. The roof is there for people to cling to and hit their heads on the pole. There is space under the table for people to crawl under. The roof is there for people to sit on. The police can't get away. The candy is there to drop on Lloyd and attract pigeons. The paper bag is there to inflate and then smash to scare away pigeons. The flag is there to flutter in the wind. The onlookers are to keep Lloyd out the window. The netting is for people to cover themselves with. The window frame is for people to sit on. People can't stop climbing. The planks and clock hands are for people to cling to. The awning is for people to bump their heads on. The railing is for people to jump over. The dog is to keep Lloyd out the window. The pole is for people to cling to. The clock tower is for cushions. The electric light is for burning your backside. The table legs are for tying leashes. The spring is for people to get tangled in their feet. The rats are for getting in through the hems of trousers and for people to fall on their heads, wigs and all. The flash is for emitting smoke and for people to mistake it for a gunshot. The weather vane is for people to bump their heads on. The rope is for people to get tangled in their feet and for people to be left hanging and swung around. The muddy water is for people to take off their shoes and for people to use as a mirror.

Boris Barnett

■ "DYEVUSHKA S KOROBKOI" (1927) 64 minutes 11/2
Snow falls. Hats are put on before being put on. Newspapers are dropped and left there. Slopes are snowy paths to make people slip and fall. Glass is for hitting. Windowpanes are for crystals to stick to. Curtains are for closing. Snow is for making people trip and fall. Hats are for taking off (they just keep taking them off). Hatboxes are for giving to someone and then taking them back. Ridges are for making people disappear. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Pillars are for people to lean on. Hats are for changing. Lines are for queuing. Station attendants are for staring at the girl and making customers angry. Small windows are for people to stick their heads out. Hatboxes are for holding between feet. Books are for resting feet on. Cigarette ash is for dropping and shaking off. Legs are crossed in front of the girl's face. Climbing onto the truck bed to meet his daughter with his face upside down. Hatboxes to be stomped on. Laughing because it's not funny. Feet to bump into things. Train tracks to go on. People to bump into people. Tickets to be held in the mouth. Packages to be dropped and left. Books for people to sit on. Windows to be powdered and polished. Matchboxes to be smashed and left. People to be barriers. Dusting becomes a circus act. No kissing hands allowed. Ladders for people to jump off. Dusters to be hit in the face and cast shadows. Clothes, hats, everything to be thrown (perfect slapstick comedy). Futons to be stepped on and fall over. Doors to be slammed shut. Frosted glass to project silhouettes. People to make mistakes. Hatboxes to be slid and bumped into other hatboxes. Feet to open doors. Hatboxes to be stacked and then dropped to hit people in the face. Crouching down to show off a bald head. Walls are for people to lean against. Cloth is taken from pockets to drop coins under the bench, roll them around, and surprise the girl sitting there as she crawls to find them. Hatboxes are for flicking and sliding. The ground is for people to sit on. Sitting cross-legged is for tilting the soles of your feet. The floor is for people to slip on. Whistles are for hurting ears. Trains are for scattering smoke. Books are for poking people. Hatbox lids are for rolling. Chimneys are for emitting smoke. Stretching is for distorting buildings. Trains are for passing by. People block people from the camera. Tanks are for people to bump into. Breath is for exhaling white. Seats are for being taken. Plates are for placing and arranging. Books are for dropping and fiddling with. Documents are for rewriting. Hats are for banging down and putting back down. Pens are for banging down. Luggage is for forgetting and going back to get it. Ears are for stroking. The house is in the daughter's name so that the young man can be made her "husband" and live in the house. The pendulum is for swinging. The plates, stacks of books, and packages are for throwing down. The party venue is for moving. The luggage is for carrying out. People are carried out chair by chair, and carpet by carpet. The carpet with people on it is pulled so that when people get off, they bump into each other and the doll is placed on top of their heads. The gap under the door is for people to crawl through and peek. The doll's head is to be ripped off after the crash landing. The books become the futon. The cigarettes are for dropping. Stacks of books become dumbbells (the books are never read). The clothes are for dropping. The keyhole becomes the peephole. The hairpin is for biting. The feet are for closing the door. The laundry is for people to crawl through. The water is for splashing. The abacus is for tilting and then dropping. The lid is for slamming shut. The daughter doesn't get pocket money so that her price is paid with government bonds and she wins the election. The winning numbers are to erase. The ledger, bills, and coins are to throw down. The bills are to tap your fingers. You can't sing. The railing is to cast a shadow. The walking stick becomes a chair. The housing committee member is to make the girl and the young man kiss. They don't make eye contact. The coins are to throw up and catch. The birdcage casts a shadow. The window frame is for someone to sit on. The towel is to swing around. The hatbox is to identify a person. The train is to be missed so they stay in the young man's room. The shoes are to be dropped, then put on the futon, then kicked off. The handkerchief becomes a blanket. Clothes and books become pillows. The hatbox becomes a screen. The young man approaches the girl to make it look like he's peeing. The hatbox is to scratch. The floor is to stomp on. The mouse won't be believed. The shoes are to be put on the hands to make it look like they're sleeping together. The girl isn't there. The chair is for resting your feet on. The lottery is for spinning. The radio is for finding out the winning numbers. The notebook is for throwing away. Clothes are for tearing off. Chairs are for kicking and sliding. Loud voices are for eavesdropping. Forgetting your bag is for having the young man bring you the lottery ticket. People are for pushing others aside. Tables are for banging. Carriages are for crossing in front of the camera. Carriages are for getting into the car. Carriages are for emitting smoke. Horses are for exhaling white breath. People are for pushing others aside. Irons are for dropping because they are hot. People's feet are for accidentally touching. Ironing is for letting people touch feet. Grandfather goes out so he can be pushed (it has no other meaning). Chairs are for shaking, for people to fall off, and for knocking others over. Bills are for banging and putting down. Curtains are for people to hide. Tables are for banging and making hats fly up, and for people to run around them. Clothes, shoes, hats, and lottery tickets are for throwing away. The table is tilted so that the hatbox falls and rolls away. The gloves are for slamming down. The hat is for accidentally putting on. The apron is for playing with. Winning the lottery means you won't get married. The furniture is for sliding around. The clothes are for slamming down. The hat is for throwing down. The backrest is for people to lean on (from the wrong side). The wrapping paper is for throwing away. The chair becomes a pillow. The bouquet is for hitting people with, and then throwing away. The sink is for people to lean on. The oven is for people to hide behind. The flour grinder? is for dropping down. The table is for tipping over and spilling things, and also for barricades. The plates are for throwing and breaking (they throw anything). The fork is for stabbing your butt. The hair is for stretching with your hands. The sink becomes a clothes rack. The hatbox becomes a drum (the hatbox is not used as a hatbox). The towel is for playing around with. The hatbox becomes a placemat, and the certificate is for holding in your mouth. The clothes rack is for hanging clothes. The chair is for hiding people. The gloves are for spinning and throwing. The sewing is for injuring fingers so the young man can lick them and then pricking his mouth with a needle so he can kiss him. The laundry is for wrapping people up and beating them. The chair is for dropping people without hitting them. The bed is for hiding the money and for sticking out their butts to look for it. The sweat is for dripping. The torn clothes are for putting on. The kiss on the cheek is for accidentally kissing the lips.

Jean Vigo

■ "L'ATALANTE" (1934) 83 minutes 11/3
The water's surface is to project shimmering light onto the land. The boat is to emit smoke. The bell is to ring. Prayers are to be forgotten. Slopes are for people to run up. Shoulders are for cats to sit on. Hats are to be waved. People dance to kick down bouquets and then pick them up. Water is to splash people. Hats are to be dropped into the river. Piles of firewood are for people to climb. Steel beams are for people to sit on. Whistles are signals. Hats are to be taken off (frequently). Masts are for people to cling to. Bouquets are given in exchange for being returned. Flags are to flutter in the wind. The ground is for people to lie on. Cats are to interrupt the wedding night. Necklaces are to be dropped. Boats are to create ripples. Ropes are to trip people. Cats are to be thrown and hit people. Wedding dresses are to flutter in the wind. The trees are there to tower (they tower so magnificently that there's no other way to describe them). Hats are there to take off. Cats are there to give birth and take over the bed. Closets are there for cats to get into. Feet are there to kick the futon in. Pots are there to emit smoke. Laundry is there to throw things. The surface of the water is there to project shimmering shadows. Washing your face is there to keep your eyes open. Breath is there to exhale white (and he just keeps exhaling). Laundry is there to flutter in the wind. Hats are there to shake off. Shoes are there to come off. Wrestling is there so the spectators disappear. Vases are there to scoop up water. Lamps are there to sway. Voices are there so they can't be heard. Clothes are there to drop and leave. Yarn is a measuring tape. Radios are there to turn off and then on. Chimneys are there to emit smoke. Fog is there to roll in, and also to find his wife and kiss her, angering the sailors. Voices are there to echo. Luggage is there for people to sit on. Bottles are for smashing. Shoulders become pillows. Sewing machines are for taking turns. Choking is for being pushed away. Needles are for stabbing. Tables are for smashing. Skirts become capes (bullfighting cloth). Husbands go out to leave their wives and sailors alone. No laundry is carried. Railings cast shadows. Waterfalls? are for splashing water. Cats are for swatting away. Blood is for licking. Fingers become mementos. The body becomes a canvas. Matches are for throwing away. The belly button is for smoking. Combing hair is for making husbands angry. Cats are for throwing. Empty cans are for smashing. Plates are for smashing. Spears are for sticking into the ground. Cats jump around. Tables are for knocking over. Hair is for shaving. Hanging hats swing. Plates are for stomping. Hair is for pulling. To avoid leaving one's seat. To have the speaker stolen, and also used as a megaphone. To go unnoticed in underwear. To wind up and drop the watch? The dead tree casts a silhouette. The bicycle is to push people aside. The rag? To throw down. The hat is to catch birds. The hands are to spit. The soda is to splash people. The cigarette is to exhale smoke. The chin is to touch. The ? is to throw away. The cigarette is to throw away. The frame of the wall is for people to come and go. The lattice casts a shadow. The head is to place a plate on. The scarf is to slam things down. The fence is for people to climb over. The peddler is to anger the husband. The train whistle is to sound. The trumpet is to swing around and also to sound to attract people. The butt is to kick. The drum is to drop. The cymbals are to throw down. Trumpets are for stopping the vibration of cymbals (how ridiculous). Boats are for people to jump off. Stones are for people to jump over (also ridiculous). Footsteps are for making noise. Doors are for slamming shut. Because there is no wife. Glass becomes a mirror. The ground is for casting shadows. People are for casting silhouettes. Wives go out so they are left behind. Trains are for spewing smoke. People are for cutting in line. Handbags are for being stolen and thrown away. People cast shadows. Grilles are for blocking people from the camera (brilliant filming). Because there are no jobs. Spitting is for spitting. Games are for losing, throwing cats, and flipping over the game board. Paper is for crumpling. Barrels are for tables, and for flipping over and banging, buckets are for sticking your head in. Iron rings are for throwing down. Sleeves become towels. Rings become record needles (utterly ridiculous). The gramophone is fixed so that the husband can jump into the river (to use as background music for underwater filming). The river is for jumping in and splashing water. Breath is for blowing bubbles. Hair is for blowing in the wind. The person being searched for is for searching. Stockings are for taking off and throwing away. Polka dots are for casting shadows. The floor is for stomping. The embankment is for climbing and running. The wall (embankment) is for shining (water is sprinkled on the wall to make it shine). Waves are for roaring and splashing water. People are for being driven away. The edge of the ship is for people to sit on. Two people enter the room because one is enough. Doors are for closing. Documents are for throwing away. The captain doesn't work so that the crew can go look for his wife. Trains are for passing by. Cars are for emitting smoke. Benches are for people to lie down on. Curtains are for blowing in the wind. Napping is for singing to the woman. Songs are meant to resound. The table becomes a mirror (reflecting unbelievable things). Hats are meant to be taken off (Michel Simon takes off his hat when they are reunited). The wife cries and hangs her head to notice the sailor reflected in the table. People are meant to be carried. The water becomes a mirror. Dust is meant to be brushed away.

Screwball Comedy

■ "IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT" (1934) Frank Capra 104 minutes 9/22
The water is rippling. Also to project swaying shadows. Flags flutter in the wind. Cigarettes exhale smoke. Walls are for people to lean against. Knives are for knocking things away. Hunger strikes are for flipping over trays, getting beaten, and escaping, and for making the runaway daughter hungry. Imprisoned on a ship, so one can jump into the sea and escape. The sea, so one can jump in and create splashes, and for swimming and creating ripples. Telephones are impossible to use. Newspapers are for tearing and scattering. Hats are for taking off and waving. Bundles of newspapers are on the seats, so one can throw them out, cause a fuss with the driver, and in the meantime, the daughter can steal the seat. The bus shakes, so the daughter can sit on the reporter's lap. Bells ring. The bus and pillars are for people to lean on. The chase becomes a charge. The cigarettes are for throwing away. The bus break is so that the daughter's bag can be stolen so that the reporter can question her, make her angry, have her sit in a different seat, and then have her return to the seat next to the reporter, and also so that her essentials can be lost. The chair becomes a bed. The hands on the seat can be moved. The shoulder becomes a pillow. The coat becomes a blanket. The second break is so that the daughter's tendencies can be directed to make the bus wait, so that the ticket can be forgotten on the seat, leaving the reporter and her behind on the bus, so that the reporter can read the newspaper to reveal the daughter's true identity, have them fight, have the daughter sit next to the talkative man on the bus so that the reporter can help and make them a "couple". The bag is for people to sit on. Because money cannot solve anything. The fiancé is waiting far away so that the daughter and the reporter can travel together, and the chain is for playing with. The woman at the ticket counter is for reading telegrams. The fingers are for snapping. The sweets are to prevent them from buying them. The ram is to shake. The rain is to cause the river to overflow, stranding the passengers and forcing the "couple" to stay at the drive-in and build the "Wall of Jericho". The coat becomes an umbrella. The chair becomes a clothes rack. The scarf is to throw down. The blanket becomes a wall. The pajamas are to throw to someone. The clothes and tie are to throw down. The chair is to put your feet on. The shoes are to drop down. The hat and clothes are to slap down. The wall is to hang clothes on and then retract. The reporter is called because there is no one there. The toothbrush is to throw to someone. The shower is to interrupt and have someone instruct the daughter on her sexual preferences. The donut is soaked for too long and they get yelled at. The detective is to cause a "marital quarrel". Combing your hair is to hide your face. People make mistakes. The telegram is to slap away. The bus shakes. The luggage rack is for people to hang from. The song is to make the driver applaud and break down the bus. Puddles are for splashing water. A hat becomes a fan. A sick woman is to leave the reporter penniless and to get him to give money to her daughter. A bounty is offered on the daughter so that the man who sees the newspaper photo will blackmail the reporter, make him abandon the bus, and hitchhike and sleep outdoors. Headlights are for projecting light. Fingers become guns. Fallen trees are for tripping over. Shaking is for intimidation. Spit is for spitting. Fallen trees are for people to sit on. The surface of the water shines. Mist rises. The river is for the reporter to carry the daughter. Not knowing how to give a piggyback ride is so that the daughter can carry the bag and get spanked. The bag is for throwing down and kicking away. Fences are for people to crawl under. Straw is for shaking off, and onto the bed and kicking away. The daughter is hungry so that the man will go look for food, surprise the daughter who has her back turned, and make them hug. Carrots are for throwing down. Coats are hung up so as not to kiss. Straw gets stuck in teeth so he can have the carrot sharpened with a penknife and offer it to his daughter, only to have her refuse. The penknife becomes a toothpick. Frogs, insects, and birds make noise. Fences are for people to sit on and lie down on. Conversation lets cars pass. The ground emits smoke. The thumb can't stop cars. The foot makes cars come to a sudden stop. The ground and singing make noise. Begging is prevented. The bench becomes a coat rack. Getting out of the car so the bag can be stolen and the car stolen. The injury on his cheek so his daughter can tend to it. Running out of gas so his daughter can look for change in his pocket and eat a carrot. The wall casts shadows. The bag is for throwing down. The hat becomes gasoline. The car emits smoke. The table is for banging. The typewriter makes noise. The reporter returns to the office to get the innkeepers to kick out their daughter and marry her off to the pilot. He doesn't answer the phone. He replaces the article. He throws the manuscript away before picking it up. Sirens and whistles sound. The train spews smoke. People sit on the roof of the train. The level crossing is so the car carrying the daughter will pass. The plane banks so he doesn't chase after the daughter. The newspaper flies up. The wad of cash is thrown down. The blinds cast shadows. The letter demanding money is to mislead the daughter. The newspaper is thrown down. He doesn't accept the prize money. The reporter doesn't immediately say he loves the daughter. The daughter doesn't hear the truth. The propeller rotates. People stand on the roof of the car. The wedding is so the bride will run away. He doesn't answer the phone so he will. The marriage isn't dissolved immediately so the Wall of Jericho is built and then dropped. The trumpet sounds. The trees sway in the wind. The lights are turned off.

■ "The Awful Truth" (1936) Leo McCarey 90 minutes 10/23
Trees are there to cast shadows. Time signals are there to ring. A racket becomes a golf club. Clothes and hats are there to throw down. His wife is away. Letters are there to indicate his wife's absence, and also to throw down. Armrests are for people to sit on (he sits on them about 7 times). Backrests are for people to sit on (he sits in some crazy places). His aunt is not with his wife. The car breakdown and fake trip are for divorce. Armrests are for resting feet on. Guests don't leave. Finger snaps are there. The way he addresses people is wrong. Apples are there to throw up and catch, to identify the place of origin, and to throw back. Tables are for people to sit on. There are mouths to interrupt. Marriage is not beautiful. The dog souvenir is used in court to have his wife take the dog back, and he uses the dog visit as an excuse to go see his wife. Dresses shine (very brightly). Elevators are for befriending people. Display boards rotate and return to their original positions. Laughing is to anger dogs. Hometowns are mistaken. Laughing is not funny. Pianos make dogs sing, interrupting conversations and angering them. Newspapers are for throwing. The ground is for people to sit on. Hind legs are for kicking. Blinds cast shadows. Toast burns and emits smoke. Balloons float. Lines are repeated. Nicknames are not used. Skirts are blown up by the wind. "The woman who changed her name (dancer)" is imitated by his wife. Dances are kept going. Feet are for kicking. Arms are for hitting. Buzzers ring (silly sound). Old stories are to spoil the mood. Transferring the coal mine is for visiting his wife. Backrests are for people to lean against. Documents are for dropping and placing, and for sitting on. Feet are for tripping over. The man's mother spreads rumors about his wife so that when he comes to apologize, he will witness the "affair." The piano is for placing glasses and for getting fingers caught. The wall is for people to lean against. The door is for people to hide in and for bumping their noses. The pencil is for poking someone in the back to make them laugh. Poetry is recited to be laughed at. The husband comes to his wife's apartment to find out that a concert is taking place. The concert is for knocking the husband over in his chair, forcing him to go to his wife's apartment to apologize, forcing him to run into the music teacher and get into a fight, and for the man and his mother to witness him coming out of the bedroom. Handshakes are for tripping over. Hats are for taking off. Chairs are for flipping people and tables over. The chair is upside down. Songs are for laughter. Letters are for slamming down. Hats are for throwing. Flowers and mirrors are for hiding hats. Chairs are for hiding toys. The mirror is so the dog can drop and break it. The dog's blindfolded game is so the husband can wear the musician's hat. The musician comes in so he can hide, bump into the husband, get into a fight, and run out of the bedroom. The hat size is to identify the person. The chest of drawers is for people to lean on. The hat is for people to knock off. The fight is so loud it makes you want to do a big cleaning. The farewell letter becomes a diploma. The boat is so it splashes water. The diamond is so it sparkles. They drink champagne to reminisce about the past. The wife visits her husband's room to answer the phone from his fiancée and become his sister. She calls a taxi on the phone so she can answer the incoming call. The husband is slow to answer the fiancée's call so she can ask, "Have you decided who that woman is yet?" and decide on "sister." The hat is for gloves. The cigarette is for exhaling smoke (though it's a bit weak). The handkerchief and palm are for people to sit on. The footballer becomes the gardener. The bag is to prevent it from being stolen. The car radio is loud so that people will pull out the knob and throw it away, prompting police to set up a checkpoint. The horn is to turn off the radio with vibrations and to startle people. The car shakes to turn on the radio. The buttocks are to sound the horn. The license plate number cannot be said. The car is to break down the wall and fall, allowing two people to ride on the police motorcycle. The saddle is for people to sit on. The hat is for folding. The buttocks are for sounding the siren. The hair is for blowing in the wind. There is no aunt. The lights are for turning them off (two of them). The doll turns into a human. The door rattles loudly (shaking). The door lock is broken to allow the door to be opened. The pajamas are for getting stuck in the door. The wind is loudly blown. The pajamas, curtains, and tablecloth are for blowing in the wind. The cat is used as a weight and to resist the door. The chair is used as a weight. The cuckoo clock is used to signal the couple to reconcile.

■ "HOLIDAY" (1938) George Cukor 95 minutes 10/3
The book is to be dropped. The door is to be kicked. Returning home is to announce the engagement. The hat is to sit on. The newspaper is to be dropped. Not knowing the fiancé's background is to enter through the back door and to be surprised by the mansion. The elephant is to bump into people. The butler is to disappear. The bandage on the face is to direct the drunkard. The loud voice is to prevent echoes. The scarf is to wrap around the hands. The knee is on the chair. Because it cannot be kept a secret. The wall is for people to lean against. The elevator is so that they are seen kissing and meet the sister. The church is for announcing the engagement. Those who advise "be quiet" are not quiet. The giraffe doll is for people to sit on. The bars are to cast shadows. The picture is to hide it. The cigarette is to exhale smoke. Running out of alcohol for the brother is so that he will go to the game room. The sticks are for playing the piano and throwing them around. The piano is for people to lean on. The armrests are for sitting (and he's almost always sitting). He doesn't wear a tie. The handkerchief is for taking out of his pocket. The dust is for blowing away. He doesn't do somersaults. The stairs are for people to sit on. The handrail is for casting shadows. The newspaper is for dropping and leaving. He has no business (he stays in his room). He doesn't know his acquaintances. His father is surprised by his tie. The ground is for people to sit on. Parties aren't held the way his sister does them. The pillars are for people to lean on. People block traffic. Shoes are for being taken off. Guests aren't allowed to wear shoes. Electricity runs through his stockings so he can escape from parties. The elevator doors aren't automatic. The music box is for attracting people. The necklace sparkles. His feet are for opening doors. The whistle is for throwing around. He sends men to fetch his sister so they can go to the game room. The puppet show is to identify the characters. The buttocks are for kicking. The lines are repeated. Fingers are snapped. The back of the sofa is for people to sit on (they're sitting in a crazy place). The sofa is for people to stand on. The giraffe puppet is for throwing. The sofa is for climbing over. The skirt is for covering one's eyes. People are for people to stand on. The door is for slamming shut. The table is for people to sit on. The fireplace is for projecting flickering light. Refusing the father's offer is to disappoint the sister. They don't go down. The curtains and hair are for swaying in the wind. The names are for getting wrong. The telegram is for crumpling up. The hat and clothes are for dropping and leaving. The table is for people to lean on. The chair is for people to sit on. The honeymoon arrangements are for making the man change his mind. The handkerchief and hat are for waving. The somersault is for failing and lying down so they can kiss. The professor and his wife get on the boat so they can exit in the last scene.

■ "THE PHILADELPHIA STORY" (1940) George Cukor 110 minutes 10/2
Trees sway in the wind. ? To drop things. Golf bags are to throw down. Clubs are to break at the knee before throwing them away. Pencils are to drop things. Spelling is done incorrectly. Walls are for people to lean against. Cards are to slam down. Pillars are for people to lean against. Trees cast shadows. Magazines are to hide faces. Butts are for pinching. Sand is to rub on trousers. Magazines are to throw away and let horses run over them. Horses cannot be ridden. Blinds cast shadows. Armrests are for people to sit on (many times). Knuckles are to snap. Jewelry boxes are to drop things. Spoons are looked at so that the butler can glare at you, so you put them back in the case and drop the lid. Fences are for people to lean against. Tables are for people to sit on. The whistling is to identify the person. Kissing is impossible. The brother is to invite the reporters (he never shows up). The box is to drop and leave. The father's womanizing is so he can be blackmailed and interviewed. The mantelpiece is for people to lean on (about 3 times). The paper is to smash and leave. The table is for people to rest their feet on. The hat is to throw down. The cigarettes cannot be picked up. The shoes are for striking matches, and the matches are not used. The reporters will be interviewed in return. The lighter is to put in a pocket to anger the butler and then return it. The uncle is for Dad. The stone steps are for people to sit on. The shutter is to make a loud noise. Offering alcohol is so that the person will hold a glass and kick over the table with the camera on it, damaging the film. The father is for the uncle. The library is to meet a woman reading his book. The hair salon is so that a female reporter can witness a woman and a novelist walking together. The pants and tie are to throw down. There is no novelist. The towel is to smash and leave. The back of the sofa is for people to sit on (they're sitting in an incredible place). The pool is for people to jump in and create splashes and ripples. The poolside and stairs are for people to sit on. The water surface is a mirror. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Matches and cigarettes are for throwing away. Alcohol is for not being able to drink. Dresses are for shining. Alcohol on a tray is for not being able to reach. Parties are for not leaving. Whistling is for waking people up. She goes to her ex-husband's house to find her book and to write an article about the editor-in-chief's scandal. Paper cups are for stacking and drinking from. Rifles are for not being able to tamper with. The water surface is for reflecting shimmering light. The edge of the pond becomes a dance stage. The telephone rings and stops ringing. Chairs become carts. "The professor" is for angering the novelist. The woman and the female journalist come to her ex-husband's house to leave the woman and the novelist, and the ex-husband and the female journalist, alone together. Jewels are for identifying people. Getting drunk is to make his fiancée jealous and break off the engagement by showing her kissing, swimming, and being carried by the novelist. Hitting is to prevent the fiancée from hitting him. The ground is for people to sit on and lie on. Loud voices and uneven roads are to exacerbate the hangover. The clock is to identify the person. The pillar is for people to lean on. Asking the time is because there is no clock. The handkerchief is for waving and slamming. The chair is for people to sit on. Preventing departure (preventing habitual departures). Preventing interruptions. Candles become musical instruments. The table is for people to lean on. The marriage proposal is not accepted. The ceremony is to be redone. The reporter is the best man. The candle flickers in the wind. The gossip magazine is the end credit.

■ "THE PALM BEACH STORY" (1942) Preston Sturges 87 minutes 10/30
Blinds, people are for projecting shadows. The receiver is to be dropped. The maid is to faint. The wedding dress is to be dragged. The closet is to confine people. The foot is to kick down the door and stick the leg out. The car is to be used as a dressing room. The hat is to be thrown off. The cane is to be used to knock on the door. The singing voice is to resonate. The hearing impairment is to prevent people from speaking loudly. The railing is to cast shadows. The closet, bathtub, and curtains are for people to hide in. The toothbrush is to be licked. The dentures are to make people speak strangely. The hearing impairment is so that the wife doesn't want to hear her voice. The Sausage King makes donations to cause marital disputes and to help the husband with travel expenses. The guest is to prevent people from talking on the phone. The clothes are to be thrown down. The dress shines. Hiding in the bath, sitting on the bed in the bedroom, receiving money, and giving a kiss in return is to make the husband jealous. The piano is to put an ashtray on. The sofa is for people to sit on. Candles are there to flicker in the wind. Restaurants are there so the wife can pay, and so she can get dressed, have her husband unzip it, and kiss her (this is a big reason to go to a restaurant). Clothes are there to be dropped. Knees are on the chair. Ankles are there to bend. A buried pillow indicates someone's absence and the time it takes. A note is pinned to the futon with a thumbtack so the husband can be stabbed in the butt to wake up and chase after her, causing them to fight over the bag, spill its contents, and the wife to escape and change into men's pajamas on the train. Stairs are there for people to tumble down. Trousers are there to be kicked off. The futon becomes the trousers. Neighbors and elevator occupants are there to show their butts. Rotating windows are there to hit your head on. Bags are there for people to sit on. The wife becomes a thief. The husband becomes a pervert. The name becomes hiccups. The brim of the hat is there to hide the face. Disguises are there to be seen through. The train is there to release smoke. Rain is to pour down. The Quail Club is to take the wife to her next patron (after fulfilling its role, the vehicle is detached and disappears). Dogs are to bark. Alcohol is not to be drunk. Tickets are to be pulled out. Collars are to fly off. The names are to be mispronounced. Rain is to project swaying shadows. Stockings are to be taken off. High heels are to put stockings in. Gloves are to be dropped and left. Hats are to be taken off. Dogs are to sing. The choir is to anger the fishermen, make them shoot their rifles, make the woman run away in her pajamas and meet the man, then detach the vehicle so she loses her clothes and the man has to buy them. Crackers are to be thrown as targets. Windows, lights, and glasses are to be shot and broken. Counters are for people to hide behind. Gunshots are to ring out. Guns are to emit smoke. Tables are to be slammed. Trays are to be shot and made to slide and fall. Buckets are for people to put on their heads. White flags are for shooting. Fans are for shooting down. Trousers are for tripping. Beds are for people to hang from. Bunk beds are for stepping on the bottom guy's face and crushing his glasses. Talking is for getting yelled at. Trains are for hunting grounds. Whistles are for sounding. Clothes are too big. Hats are for slamming down. Sheets? become skirts. Orders are never changed. Bags are for throwing down. Bracelets shine. Business cards are for surprising people. Boats are for splashing water. The water's surface projects shimmering light onto the ground. Flags are for fluttering in the wind. Glasses are for wiping. Ships are for making people stumble. Dialogue is for making the husband out to be the bad guy. Going to pick someone up is because the wife isn't there. Trees cast shadows. The water's surface is rippling. Sailors lend binoculars. Stairs are for people to trip. The sister keeps talking. People are there to move aside. Husbands to their brothers. Fingers are there to snap. Trees are there to sway in the wind. Handkerchiefs are there to throw down. Cigarettes are there to exhale smoke (smoky elements are generally weak). Arms are outstretched to show bracelets. Hands are not allowed on shoulders. People come in order to leave. They are there to not get in the way. They are not allowed to interfere. Fingertips are not licked. People are there so they don't get forgotten. Cars are there for people to fall out of. Chandeliers are there to cast shadows. Ornaments are there to signal infidelity, and to be dropped and broken. Glasses are there to put on and take off. Frogs are there to croak. Necklaces are there to sparkle. Sheet music is there to be turned upside down. Shawls are there to be slammed down. Doors are there to close. Parties are there so that she can get dressed, have her husband unzip her, and kiss her. Armrests become footrests. Birds are there to sing. Diamonds are there to sparkle. People are there to make mistakes. Clubs? It's so that it won't become a cane and will cause you to stumble. The lines are meant to be repeated. The twins are meant to act as substitutes.

■ "ADAM'S RIB" (1949) George Cukor 96 minutes 12/22
Walls are for people to hide behind. Ticket gates are for people to get through. Passersby are for people to bump into and drop their bags and guns. People are for people to be pushed around. Guns are for people to exhale smoke. Door locks are for people to shoot and break. Ornaments are for people to drop. Curtains are for people to tear. Stands are for people to shoot and break. Feet are for people to close doors. Curtains are for people to open them. Newspapers are for people to throw down. Dialogue is for people to repeat. The hood is a mirror. The ground is for people to rumble. The woman cuts in front of other drivers and gets yelled at. Chairs are for people to hold up doors. Tables are for people to sit on and put their feet on. Cigarettes are for people not to smoke. The husband cheats so that his wife will fire a gun and take him to court. People are for people to cross the corridor. Candles are for people to straighten. Kisses are not possible. Clothes and hats are for people to drop and leave down. They change clothes together so they can talk in their off-voices. The zipper is so the husband can zip it up. The armrest is for people to sit on. The tray is for dropping and spilling glasses. You can't get your mouth caught in it. The chair is for sitting upside down. The film slips off. The trees sway in the wind. The cigar is for holding between your mouth and nose. The tree is for people to kiss. The straw is for chewing. The chair is for people to stand on their heads. The clothes are for throwing down. The jurors are for being fired. The pencil is for banging on the table and dropping it so they can look at each other under the table. The question is for getting it wrong. The stairs are for people to sit on. The lipstick is for applying vertically. The newspaper is for hiding your face. The kettle is for emitting smoke. The door is for spanking your bottom. The floor is for people to slip on. The question is for being objected to. The pencil is for slamming down. The radio is for turning it off. The bottom is for spanking to make the wife angry. Feet are for kicking. The courtroom becomes a circus. Chairs become coat racks. Tables are for banging. The prosecutor gets lifted up by a giant woman and sulks. Clothes are for banging down. Drawers are for banging shut. People are for banging against doors. Doors are for banging shut to knock down vases, knock over lamps, drop fruit, and play records. Wives to husbands. Grammar is for mistakes. The courtroom is for marital disputes. Words are for mistakes. Husbands give their wives hats so the defendant can wear them in court and they can take them back. Flashes are for flashing. Chairs are for people to stand on. Seats are for moving and accompanying. Windows are for projecting silhouettes. The prosecutor's colleague seduces the wife so the husband can "shoot" her. Glasses are for dropping. People become shields. Chocolate is for eating as a gun. Glasses are for smashing. Rooms are for getting mixed up. Wooden boxes are for people to sit on. Tax avoidance is for faking tears and going to the villa. Walls are there to project shadows. Handrails are there to cast shadows.

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■ "METROPOLIS" (1926) Fritz Lang 116 minutes. Fully restored version 8/5
Turbines move up and down, and rotate. Clock hands rotate. Chimneys emit smoke (amazing). Buildings cast shadows. Workers are crowds. Fountains erupt. They don't kiss. Birds descend. Bodyguards keep the daughter away. The daughter's visit is facilitated by the young man. Factories emit smoke (tremendous). Workers move from side to side (geometric). High places are for people to fall. Explosions emit smoke. The smoke clears, revealing the statue's mouth. People project silhouettes. Streetlights light up. Walls are for people to lean against. Glasses are for banging on the table. The boss's subordinate doesn't report the incident so he'll be fired and become the young man's subordinate. Suicide is prevented. Walls are for people to cling to. Doors are opened to release smoke. Workers fall down so the young man can take over. Wiping sweat is to drop and pick up the map. Maps are thrown down. Stairs are for people to sit on. Hats are for taking off. Subtitles melt and glow. Arms are raised. Candles flicker in the wind. The father witnesses his son and daughter kissing so the robot's face becomes the daughter's face. A flashlight (off-screen)? is for projecting light. A candle (off-screen) is for projecting light. Rocks are for dropping. Walls are for projecting shadows. Light attacks and chases people. Doors are for ramming and banging. Grilles are for projecting shadows. Desks as barricades, for people to lie on, and for people to stand on. Bars for people to hang from. Doors for people to bang open. Doors for people to open and project light. Wooden sticks as props. Cloth scraps for identifying people. Water for people to push up bubbles. Light for people to shine in lines, rings, and crosses. The ground for people to sit on. Screens for people to light up and rotate. Domes for people to emit smoke. Waist and people for people to rotate. Shawls for people to throw away. Eyes for people to gather. Dolls for people to come to life. Light for people to rotate up and down. Faces for people to gather. The knife stuck in the chest is held in a reverse grip. Iron bars for people to climb on, and for people to break and shatter. Discs for people to flash and rotate. Ladders for people to project shadows. Water surfaces for people to spray water and create splashes. Heat rays for people to scatter. Buildings for people to collapse. Elevators fall and emit smoke. The ground cracks and sprays water. Water creeps along the ground. Bells are rung. The surface of water runs and splashes. Light forms streaks. Neons project light and then disappear. Hands are waved. Floods scatter water. Whistles attract people. Rescuing children is a way to reconcile with workers. Lanterns are swayed. Cars are to be avoided. The daughter is mistaken for a witch. People cast shadows. Rubble becomes firewood. The ground is for people to slip on. Burning at the stake scatters flames and smoke. Ropes are for people to cling to and ring bells to attract crowds. Flames and smoke cast swaying shadows. Roofs are for people to roll off. Crowds form triangles. Handshakes are a means of mediation. Rebellions are for reconciliation.

■ "KING KONG" (1933) Merian C. Cooper 98 minutes. 5/28
Ships and chimneys are for emitting smoke. Cigarettes are for emitting smoke. There are no actresses so that he may encounter a woman who is shoplifting. He waves his hands to give instructions so that he may hit a woman. The ship's whistle is for emitting smoke and also for sounding. Ropes are for stepping stools. Fruit is for throwing into buckets. Cigarettes are for throwing away. Tables are for people to sit on. Fog is for rising. Birds are for flying. The woman kisses on the deck so that she may be taken away. The native necklace is to signal that the woman has been taken away. The woman is blonde so that she may be sacrificed. Torches are for burning and also for emitting smoke. Bells are for ringing. Trees are for felling. Screams are for sounding. Bombs and guns are for emitting smoke. Dinosaurs are there to be killed by Kong. Swamps are there to be rafts to cross and to be attacked by Nessie. Trees are there for people to climb. People are there to be torn apart. Fallen trees are there to trip people up. Large trees are used as bridges. Bridges are there to shake and throw people off. Knives are held in a reverse grip. Screams are there to call Kong. Chests are there to hit. Vines are used as ropes. Hot water is there to emit smoke. Rocks are there to fall and also to hide people from. Snakes are there to be killed. Skirts and clothes are there to be torn apart. Birds and animals are there to help women escape. People are there to cling to. Stairs are there for people to sit on and also to make beds. People jump down to let chickens escape from their cages. Fallen trees are there to jump over. Children are there to pick up. Watchtowers are there to smash. Spears are there to throw away. People are there to trample. Kong is brought back so he can rampage through the city. The reporters flash their cameras to make Kong rampage and escape. The chains are to be thrown away. The walls are to be smashed through. The cars are to be crashed into pillars. The people are to be thrown away. The roofs are to be destroyed and dropped. The cars are to emit smoke. The residents' screams are to make Kong climb the buildings and capture the woman. The windows are to be used as scaffolding. The buildings are to be climbed. The sleeping woman is to be thrown away. The windows are to be used to grab people. The sirens are to blare. The windowpanes are to be broken. The chairs are to be used to hit Kong. The beds are to be climbed over. The searchlights are to shine. The railway bridges are to be destroyed to drop and smash the trains. The airplanes are to be grabbed and dropped, and also to emit smoke. The scarves are to flutter in the wind. The machine guns emit smoke, and also to blare. Capturing the woman is to release her. Climbing the buildings is to cause falls.

■ "THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD" (1951) 86 minutes Howard Hawks 4/3
Snow blows horizontally. Hats are for brushing off snow. Poker is for chatting. Wind turns the pages of a book. Tables are for people to sit on (3 times). Gloves and hats are for throwing things down. Walls are for people to lean against. Cigarettes are for throwing away. Radar flashes. Propellers roar. The ground casts shadows. The UFO gets buried in the ice so the "object" it brought back can melt and escape, and so the circle of people on the ice directs the flying saucer. Bombs are used to destroy the saucer and focus the incident solely on a confrontation with the "object". Explosions scatter smoke. The ground scatters ice. Chimneys emit smoke. Snowshoes break windows. The storage room window is broken to let snow in, and to make the storage room cold so that the electric blankets brought in by the guards can melt the ice and allow the "object" to escape. The electric blanket is for melting the ice. The chair is for resting feet on. The clothes are for throwing down. The matches are for throwing away. The guards sit with their backs to the ice to make the appearance of the "object" more dramatic. The "object" casts a shadow. The gun emits light. The pile of cardboard is for knocking it down. The water is for splashing on their faces. The blankets are for blocking the window. The front lines interfere with radio communications so that they can be heard in the Arctic but not at headquarters in the Antarctic, isolating the Arctic side, and also to create conflict between soldiers and scientists. The incident occurs in the Arctic and not at headquarters in the Antarctic where the general is, in order to isolate the incident from headquarters and to disrupt the chain of command. The dog is there to throw things around, to bite off the "object's" hand and have its components examined, and to cultivate the hand. The press is restricted so that it can be reported in the final scene. The radiation detector is there to detect the "object" and to make it flash. The plant room is there to cultivate the "object" and to kill people. The soldiers are sent outside the laboratory to leave the scientists in the plant room and have them go off on their own, resulting in casualties and jeopardizing the doctor's position (the outside exploration is not filmed and yields no results). The box is there for the dog's corpse to fly out. The wind is there to make a loud noise. The door is there to trap the "object's" hand and indicate that the hand has regenerated. The desk is there for people to lean on. The pencil is there to be played with. The cigarette is there to exhale smoke (although the cigarette smoke is weak overall). The cushion is there to be a shield and to tear. The flare is there to start a fire. The lights in the room are turned off the moment the "object" enters to dramatically film the burning "object". The "object" is to burn brightly. The boiler is to be knocked over. The window is for the "object" to get out. The fire extinguisher is to scatter smoke. The white breath is to show that the "object" has drained the oil. The oil is drained to gather everyone in the power room. The breath is to scatter white. The hat is to be put on and handed over. The floorboards are to hide the wiring. The barricade is to be knocked down. The doctor stops the generator to darken the corridor and make the appearance of the "object" more dramatic. The flashlight becomes a spotlight. The hoe is to be thrown and made to slide. The heat is to scatter smoke, and also to make the light flash. The glove bitten on the mouth is to be dropped. In the last scene, the main character, the captain, and the woman are flirting in the background to justify ending the last scene with the supporting character, the journalist, as the main character. The crowd is in the frame.

■ "THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT" (1955) 82 minutes Val Guest 3/30
Space exploration is to bring monsters to Earth. The ground is to cast shadows. Straw becomes a bed. Houses are to collapse. Curtains are to flutter in the wind. Rockets are to emit smoke. Walls are to cast shadows. Cars are for people to cling to. Documents are for throwing down. Pencils are for scratching necks. Humans turn into jelly. Vases are to be dropped. Desks are for people to sit on. Nurses are to keep doctors away. Cactus pots are to be thrown and smashed. Patients are taken out of the hospital to make them thrash around. Towels are to be dropped. Elevators become morgues. Bottles are to be smashed by being knocked down. Screams become telephone ringtones. Storage rooms become morgues. Drums and ropes become pillows. Ropes are for people to sit on. Dolls are to be knocked down and destroyed. Walls are for leaning bicycles against. Trees are for monsters to hide in. Animals are for being sucked in. Fences are for people to climb over. Walls are for people to straddle. Containers are for breaking. The ground is for staining. London experiences a blackout. Scaffolding is for electrocuting people and burning them, causing smoke. Gates are for casting shadows. The ground is for scattering smoke.

■ "KRONOS" (1957) Kurt Neumann 77 minutes 4/3
Planets deviate from their orbits to initiate motion. Objects glow. Wrenches are for throwing things down. Walls are for people to lean against. Movies don't go. Smoke is for being emitted. Rockets emit smoke. Water landings create splashes. Tables are for people to sit on. Water surfaces cast shadows. Pillars are for people to lean against. Hoods are for people to lean against. Faces reflect light, fog fills the air. Sleeping is to be surprised by the robot's appearance. Hospitalization is to reveal the "origin." Glasses slip. The ground cracks. Power plants are destroyed and to scatter smoke. Cliffs collapse. The woman is attacked to prevent the doctor from electrocuting her. Devices are knocked down and stomped on to break. Military planes are blown up. Sparks are scattered. Buildings collapse. Electricity is scattered. Robots are blown up.

■ "THE MONOLITH MONSTER" (1957) John Sherwood 77 min 4/15
Meteorites glow and explode to scatter smoke. The ground scatters smoke. Meteorites act as car stoppers. Overheating is to bring back the meteorite. Engines and chimneys emit smoke. Blinds cast shadows. Tables are for people to lean on. Wind is for scattering dust and for dropping glasses to douse the meteorites with water. Meteorites are for emitting smoke. Cigarettes are for throwing away. Children's explorations are for bringing back meteorites. Stairs are for people to sit on. Making my daughter wash her hands is for soaking the meteorites in water. Tables are for people to sit on. Headlights are for shining. Houses are for collapsing. Sand is for grabbing and throwing away. Cars are for people to lean on. Meteorites are for dropping. Lightning is for flashing and rumbling. Rain is for pouring down on meteorites. Coffee is for emitting smoke and for dousing the meteorites. Shattering meteorites sends the fragments down the sink. Cars are for people to hide in. Meteorites are for falling. Sofas become beds. Houses are for crushing. Sand is for throwing away. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Tweezers are for throwing away. The ground rumbles. Meteorites fall and exhale smoke. Dams collapse and scatter water. Floods sweep away buildings and drums. Salt neutralizes meteorites.

■ "FIEND WITHOUT A FACE" (1958) Arthur Crabtree 73 min 3/27
Contrails are for creating thick clouds. Airplanes are for making a roaring sound. Bread is for concealment. Window frames cast shadows. Tree-lined streets cast shadows. The woman's suspicion of her brother brings her and the Major together. Tires are for carrying tools. Entering a barn is for being killed. The woman is made to shower so she doesn't hear about the Major's visit and meets him wearing only a bath towel. Desks are for people to sit on and rest their feet on. Canes fall over. Buckets are for tipping over and spilling their contents. Windows are for breaking. Carpets are for sinking. Stairs are for people to tumble down. Clouds are for gathering. Pencils are for throwing. Flashlights are for smashing. Matches are for lighting. Candlesticks are for banging on doors. Pipes are for identifying people. Control rods are destroyed to prevent the nuclear power plant from shutting down. Lightning is for flashing and supplying energy. Nuclear power is food for the monsters. Devices emit smoke. Windows are for breaking. Trees sway. Furniture and desks form barriers. Fireplaces are for letting monsters in. The panicked man is for being killed. The doctor goes outside to be killed. Slopes are for people to tumble down. Iron bars are for breaking locks. Guns emit smoke. The nuclear control room is for blowing up. The monsters fall and melt. The ground scatters smoke.

■ "THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS" (1962) Steve Sekely 91 min 4/9
Meteors shine. Trees cast shadows. Eye surgery prevents blindness. Pillars and cases are for people to lean on. Goldfish bowls project light. Tables are for cracking eggs. The ground projects shadows. The caretaker is to be eaten. Blinds project shadows. Tables and chairs are to be knocked over. Things are scattered. Stethoscopes are to be thrown down. Windows are to be broken. Walls project shadows. Meteors blind people. Walls are for people to climb. Bags make people trip. Trains crash and spew smoke, and also bring men and girls together. Dogs are to be killed. Abandoned cars are for transfers. Fires scatter smoke. Fog is to settle. The mud is to stall the car, forcing the girl to go get a stone and have the plants attack. The child's questions are to confuse the passengers, causing the plane to crash and emit smoke. The stick is to throw away. Leaving the door open while exploring allows the plants to enter the house. The light bulb is to be broken. The spear is to stab the plants and throw them away. The trees are to sway in the wind. The chair becomes a hat rack. The candle is to spread smoke. Sleeping allows the plants to regenerate. The planks are to nail things. The pollen is to fly around and kill people. The plane crash is to get information from the pilot and spread smoke. The desk is for people to sit on. The sofa becomes a bed. The stairs are to knock people down and get the machine gun. Dancing is to get them out of the room. The machine gun is to break the windows. The door is to break in. The chair is to throw. The coffee pot is to hold the woman's hand and make the man and woman hold hands. The rope is to call for help. The table is for people to sit on. The heat ray is to burn the plants and scatter smoke. The machine gun is to throw away. The windowpanes become mirrors. The generator is to attract plants. The trees sway in the wind. The advertising van becomes the Pied Piper of Hamelin. The hat is to wave. The sea is for people to jump into. The stairs are for the chest of drawers to roll down. The hose is to exhale smoke. The seawater is to dissolve the plants. The hose is to throw away. The hair sways in the wind. The waves break.

■ "MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE" (1966) Harold P. Warren 66 min 5/4
Hair and trees are there to sway in the wind. Bodies are beds. The ground is there to emit smoke. Getting lost is a way to reach the demon's lair. Bad legs are there to make you stumble. Canes are there to hit people. Sofas are beds. Animals are there to neigh. Dogs are there to be killed. Walls are there for people to lean against. Engines aren't there to start. No telephones are there so you can't escape. Couples look at paintings so their child can escape and bring the dog back. Changing clothes is a way to be spied on. Pillars are there to tie people down. Flames are there to burn and emit smoke. Wives are there to fight. Canes are there to poke people. Sand is there to rub in your face. People are there to tumble down. Hands are there to burn. Clothes are there to tear. Trees are there to make people fall. The wife gets injured so she can return to the mansion. The snake is for shooting. The thunder is for rumbling. The glass becomes a mirror. The couple becomes witnesses. The traveler is for instructing the husband to enter the demon world.

■ "2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY" (1968) Kubrick 133 min 9/3
The planet is for light. The setting sun is for projecting red. The insects, wind, and birds are for rumbling. The monkey is for projecting a silhouette and for being attacked by the leopard. The puddle is for walking and splashing. The rock is for the monkey to lean on (perhaps functional). The plate is for touching. The bone is for smashing bones, throwing them, hitting the monkey, and for the spaceship. The spaceship rotates. The pen flies through the air. They sleep so they aren't served food. The person spins around in the air (perhaps functional). The food floats. The landing scatters dust. Strange noises are there to create a ripple effect. Passageways rotate (perhaps functionally). Glass becomes a mirror. Breathing is a ripple effect (very loud). Airships cast shadows on helmets. Malfunctions are reported to signal computer malfunctions. Whispers are lip-reading. Going into space means being thrown out and unable to return. Panels project light (very much so). Hibernation means never waking up again. Going into space to rescue comrades is to cause a computer rebellion. Entry is to exhale smoke. Computers become humans. Light passes through. Blinking is done for that purpose. Glasses are dropped and shattered.

■ "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" (1977) Special Edition George Lucas 118 minutes 10/13
Spaceships project light and emit rays. Explosions scatter smoke and sparks. Guns emit beams of light and emit smoke at targets. Breath makes a sound. People are lifted and slammed against walls. Attacks allow the robots to escape and the young man and old man to become allies. Robots make a sound. Clouds cast moving shadows on the ground. Distant objects glow. Rocks provide cover for people (including aliens) and for them to fall. Guns emit smoke. Robots are enveloped in beams of light. Tanks emit smoke. Robots scatter sparks and smoke. The red robot malfunctions to make people buy the blue robot. Cleaning the robots allows them to project images. The ground is for people to sit on. Hot water emits smoke. Shouts echo. Sheets? are for throwing away. Hoods are for hiding faces and taking shots. The robots run away so the sand people attack the young man and the old man saves him. Rocks are for people to sit on. Swords shine. Pillars are for people to lean on. Tables become mirrors. Insults are meant to show off power. Fires and burials are meant to spread smoke. Corpses are meant to be dropped. Killing foster parents sends the young man on his journey. Guns are meant to be dropped. Robots are meant to be knocked down. Chimneys are meant to emit smoke. People are meant to be thrown off giant beasts. Checkpoints are meant to demonstrate the strength of old men. People are meant to cross in front of cameras. Robots are not allowed in bars. Tables are meant to be overturned. Picking fights is meant to show off strength and get chased by the police. Arms are meant to be cut off. Tables are meant to be used as footrests. Debt collectors are meant to be killed by the captain. Coins are meant to be tossed. Debt is meant to make the captain an ally. Attacks are meant to get the spaceship off the air. No one can get in the way. Planets are meant to explode and scatter sparks. Warehouses are meant for people to hide in. Being sucked into the base is meant to rescue the princess and escape. Barrels are for throwing people at. Handcuffs are for not being able to be put on. The ground is for reflecting light (though weakly). The command room is for being shot at and emitting smoke. Stairs are for people to tumble down. Doors are for shooting down. Walls are for people to hide behind. Bars are for shooting down. Guns are for throwing. Garbage acts as a cushion. Garbage chutes are for being attacked by monsters and crushed against the wall. Bullets are for reflecting. Screams of joy turn into screams of agony. Locks are for shooting down. People fall. Pipes are for catching wires. The old man's separate actions are for a one-on-one confrontation with his apprentice. The master-apprentice confrontation is to get rid of the guards and to make the master lose and become an advisor. Screams are for being spotted by enemy soldiers. Fire extinguishers emit smoke. Spaceships are for blowing up and emitting smoke. Wiring is for the robots to get tangled in. Trees are for licking in front of the camera (though weakly). Walls are for people to lean against. Wings are for people to crawl under. Robots are not to be replaced. Cannons are to emit beams of light. There is no need to evacuate. Space battles are to shake and knock people down. Crashes are to spew flames and smoke. Auto-targeting systems are to be turned off. Robots are shot and spew smoke. Bases are to be blown up, scattering rings and sparks.

■ "CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND" (1977) Spielberg 134 minutes 5/14
The wind is there to make noise. The sand is there to blow away. People are used as stepladders. Bags are there to sway in the wind. Glass is a mirror. Curtains are there to sway in the wind and to cast shadows. Toys are there to come to life. Doors are there to close. Refrigerators are there to spill things. Pet doors are there to open and close in the wind. Trees are there to sway in the wind and to cast shadows. Children run away from home to reunite their mothers with men and to lead them to the UFO sighting site. T gauges are used for math calculations. Dolls are there to be smashed. Electricity is there to go out. Men work at power plants to cause a blackout in town so they can go and fix things and encounter UFOs. Rotating lights are there to scatter light. Getting lost is there to confuse the headlights of following cars with the light of UFOs. Stars fill the sky. Maps cast silhouettes. Postboxes and railroad crossing signals shake. Documents fly up. Fog settles in. UFOs cast shadows. Tunnels reflect light. Guardrails are for cars to hit. Postboxes are knocked down. The ground rumbles. UFOs flash and rumble. Whistles rumble. Toll booths are for UFOs to pass through. The ground spews smoke. Guardrails are for cars to crash through and fall. Lightning flashes and rumbles. Cars are for people to lean on. Cars fly up. Helicopters cast shadows. Deserts become docks. Newspapers rumble. Butts become ping pong balls. Toothpaste becomes monsters. Desks are for people to sit on. You get ready in the bathroom because you get possessed by shaving cream. Walls are for people to lean against. Cream is for splashing on faces. Fingers are for piercing the sky. Film is for not fitting in the camera frame. Rocks are for people to sit on. Sunburns indicate events. Children playing in the mud possess their fathers. Hoods are for people to sit on. Helicopters scatter light. Cards are for scattering. Globes are for dropping and rolling. Clouds are for gathering. Boxes are for dropping. Chairs are for holding doors down. Keyholes project light. Light forms streaks. Chandeliers are for swaying. Fireplaces project light. Blinds are lowered so they can be raised. Record players are for bumping people into to play music. Carpets are for lifting. Vents are for blowing smoke. Vacuum cleaners are for attacking people. Electrical appliances and telephone receivers shake. Knives fall. Pet doors are for children to go in and out. Ashtrays are for sliding. Newspapers become drawing paper. The car body is for people to crawl through. Potato salad becomes a mountain. T gauge becomes a sculpting stand. Clay is for throwing. File? is for picking locks. Doors are for banging and opening/closing. Stands are for knocking over. Blinds and televisions are for casting shadows. Newspapers are for rolling up. The man gives up so that the mountain can be destroyed and turned into Devil's Tower. Televisions are for spreading noise. Windows are for hitting your head against. Potted plants are for uprooting. Saplings are for throwing. Windows are for throwing soil, trash cans, and bricks, and for people to go in and out. Garbage trucks don't collect garbage. Plastic buckets are for spilling. Hair dryers become guns. Nets are for pulling out and throwing. Tricycles are for hitting cars and making them fall. Hoods are for shaking people off. Gowns are for readjusting clothes. The violent act is to make his wife and children run away. Ducks are for enclosing. The windows are closed to release smoke. The phone call with his wife is to dramatically draw attention to Devil's Tower on television. The bed is for people to lie on. The map is for throwing away and as a blindfold. The car is for avoiding. The train roof is for people to lie on. The crowd is for pushing through. The fence is for cars to crash into. The slope is for making Devil's Tower appear. The livestock is for lying down. Looking away is for nearly crashing cars. The table is for banging. The mask is for taking off. The trees are for people to lean on. The rocks are for people to hide. The airplane is for scattering smoke. The slope is for people to tumble down. The UFO becomes a shooting star. The five tones are for ringing out. The flag is for fluttering in the wind. The ground is for casting shadows. The sunglasses are for wearing. Sound becomes light, and vibrations shatter glass. The disc becomes a musical note. The knee becomes a chair. Sign language becomes sound.

■ "E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL" (1982) Spielberg 109 minutes 8/27
Trees sway in the wind. UFOs emit smoke and light. Hands and trees project silhouettes. Fog rises. Headlights shine brightly. Light forms streaks. Cars emit smoke. Bushes provide cover. Puddles create splashes. Keys jingle. Flashlights scatter light. People project silhouettes. Search parties leave E.T. behind to send the UFO flying. Paper is crumpled up and thrown. Cigarettes emit smoke. The ground becomes a mirror and shines. People go out to get pizza to meet E.T. Insects chirp. Balls are thrown back. Pizza is tripped over and crushed (its purpose is fulfilled). The knife is held in a reverse grip. The shed is searched so as not to be found. The bars are to cast shadows. The flashlight is to be dropped. The grass and swings are to sway. The bucket is to tip over. The door is to close. The stairs are to make empty cans roll down. The sweets are to be dropped and scattered. The bicycle is to be knocked over. The trees are for people to hide. The words are to be mimicked. The hot water is to emit smoke. No voice is produced. The sweets are to lure ET. The pencil holder is to be dropped. The light is to shake and cast shadows. The gestures are to be mimicked and contagious. The chair becomes a bed. The lamp is to raise the temperature of the thermometer. The car body becomes a mirror. The blinds are to cast shadows. The toys are to be dropped. The toy cars are to be eaten. The dog is to scare ET. The automatic umbrella is to make the milk fall and flow, and also to startle ET, make him drop it and spin it. Cars and people are there to cross in front of the camera. Helmets are there to be thrown. Racks are there to knock things over and cause things to fall. Paper is there to be dropped. Stuffed animals are there to be thrown. Blinds are there to project silhouettes. Clay is there to be thrown up and then dropped. Flowers are there so that ET dies and is reborn and becomes healthy again. ET becomes a stuffed animal. Food is there to be thrown and splattered. Beer is there to be spilled and drunk, and then drunk again to get the boy drunk. Chairs are there for people to fall off. Empty cans are there to be crushed and then thrown. Frogs are there to be released. Bottles are there to be rolled. Chairs are there for people to stand on. People become stepping stones. Frogs are there to be thrown down. "The Quiet Man" (1952) is there to make them kiss. Tablecloths are there to drag things along with them. Empty cans are there to be kicked. Refrigerator doors are there to hit ET and knock it over. Television is there for ET to hide. The mother doesn't notice ET. Bags are there to be dropped. Walls are for people to lean on. Fingers are for casting shadows. Clothes are for smelling. Walls are for projecting shadows. Fingers are for glowing. Saws are for cutting fingers and making them bleed so ET can heal them. Umbrellas and boards are for flying through the air. Tables are for people to sit on. Flashes are for scare ET with their light. Halloween is for making ET your sister and letting him escape. Bicycles are for flying, projecting silhouettes, and falling over. Windowpanes are mirrors. Candles are for extinguishing and exhaling smoke. Stairs are for people to sit on. Canes are for biting. Animals are for making noise. Hangers are parts of radar. Doors are for opening and letting in light. Rocks are for people to lean on. Opening the refrigerator door hides people. The ground is for making noise. Trash cans are for knocking over. Guardrails are for people to jump over. The ground is for projecting shadows. The sink is for people to lean on. The coffee is for spilling. The ridgeline is for people and cars to appear. The sparks are for scattering. The flashing light is for lighting up. The chair is for people to rest their feet on. The disinfectant is for emitting smoke. The round tape is for peeling off. The bumper is for people to rest their feet on. The dry ice is for emitting smoke. Everyone leaves so that no one notices E.T.'s resurrection. The ceiling is for people to hit their heads on. The plastic walkway is for cars to drag people along. The ground is for scattering smoke. The hill is for bicycles to jump over. The police car is for bicycles to ride over. The glasses are for people to hold in their mouths. The car is for people to lean on. The hair is for the wind to blow. The dog is not for people to come inside. The UFO is for casting shadows. The door is for shutters. The UFO is for creating rainbows. The sky is for everyone to look up at.

■ "BLADE RUNNER" (1982) Ridley Scott 110 min 9/12
Chimneys? are there to spew flames. Lightning is there to flash. Eyes become mirrors. Airplanes? are there to project light. Lights are there to blink. Fans are there to rotate. Light becomes a streak (tremendously). Cigarettes are there to exhale smoke (it's smoky). Guns are there to scatter light. Pots and cups are there to be shot and smashed. Walls are there to be shot and smashed. Stalls are there to scatter smoke. Neon lights blink and project blinking shadows (they keep blinking). Rain is there to pour down. Window frames are there for people to sit on. Newspapers become umbrellas. Orders are not understood. Chopsticks are there to be sharpened. Thunder is there to rumble. People cross in front of the camera (many times). Airplanes are there to exhale smoke. Glass becomes a mirror. Trash becomes origami. Owls are for taking flight. Chairs are for hanging clothes. The floor is for shining. The ground is for emitting smoke (smoke is coming out of nowhere). Blinds are for casting shadows (which are also quite intense). Flickering fluorescent lights are for hitting to fix them. Water droplets are for making noise. Plastic curtains cast distorted light. Origami is for casting silhouettes. The ground is for shining. Roaring noises are for making noise. Campfires are for scattering smoke. Wires are for pulling. Hands are for freezing. Protective suits are for tearing off. Breath is for exhaling white. Eyeballs are for resting on shoulders. Tunnels and headlights are for casting light. Wind is for making noise. Handrails are for casting shadows. Sheets are for hitting and putting down. Clothes are for throwing down. The ceiling is for casting shadows (of the blinds). Photographs are for hitting and throwing away. Sirens blare. Trash flies everywhere. Newspapers become blankets. The engineer drops the key to surprise the woman, get to know her, and lead the replicant to the president's office (he's killed when he's no longer needed). Cars hit people and break windows. Searchlights project light (projecting an enormous band of light). Dolls project silhouettes. The ground projects shadows. Photographs are for chewing. Sofas are for people to climb over. Monitors project light. Ostriches pass through. Glass is for hitting. Ties are for grabbing and pulling. Candles flicker in the wind. Walls are for people to lean against. Clothes racks become snake racks. Walls are for footholds. Towels are for swatting. Ties are for strangling. Bags and trash cans are for knocking over. People are for pushing aside. Cars are for people to climb over. Glass doors are for breaking through. The putter is for hitting people. The flashing light is for scattering light. The umbrella is for shielding people (the protagonists don't use umbrellas). People are for throwing into cars. Guns are for smashing things. Cars are for beating them up and making them smoke. People are for throwing into cars and breaking the windshields. The hood is for people to lie on. Getting nearly killed by a replicant is so that the daughter can kill the replicant. The tie is for throwing things down. People are for projecting silhouettes. The sofa becomes a bed. Hair is for letting down. There's a piano so the daughter can play it. Bottles are for failing to knock over. Sleeping is for letting the daughter play the piano. Kissing is because they don't know how. Boil? is for foaming at the mouth and for grabbing fruit and getting burned. Fruit is for throwing. The billiard table is for people to sit on. Passing objects are for projecting light (in the elevator). Winning at chess is for meeting the CEO. Fireplace? Fireplaces are used to project flickering light (in the CEO's office, only the sound of burning is heard, and the fireplace never actually appears on screen). Candles are used to block people. Faces are used to crush hands. Tree branches are used to swing around. Stones are used to kick. Raindrops are used to project shadows. People are used to throw off cars. Parts of the car roof are used to steal. Walls are used to project shadows. Floors are used to stomp on, turning replicants into dolls. Veils are used to remove veils. People are used to spin. Guns are used to exhale smoke from their targets. Water is used to drip. Walls are used to punch through. Fingers are used to snap. Steam? is used to exhale smoke. Guns are used to drop, rendering them unbeatable by replicants. Furniture is used for people to climb on. Bathtubs are used for people to sit in. Rain is used to project flickering shadows. Nails are used to pierce the backs of hands. Walls are used to punch through with heads. Windows are for people to hit and break. Pigeons are for people to fly through. Windows are for people to kick down and enter. Drainpipes are for people to cling to. Walls are for people to climb. Windmills are for people to rotate. People jump over buildings to cling to the steel beams and be rescued by replicants. The ground is for people to sit on. Pigeons are for people to fly away. Guns are for people to throw. People sleep under sheets to surprise men. Paper cranes are for people to kick down and pick up. Clouds are for people to gather.

■ "BACK TO THE FUTURE" (1985) Robert Zemeckis 112 minutes 4/23
Clocks are for people to chime. Pendulums are for people to swing. Pots and toast are for people to exhale smoke. Cans are for people to throw away. Sheets are for people to hide keys. Skateboards are for people to kick and hit plutonium. Guitar picks are for people to shine. Chests of drawers are for people to collapse. People are for people to be blown away. Glasses are for people to be mirrors. Speakers are there to break and emit smoke. Keys are there to be thrown. Feet are there to unlock. Trucks and jeeps are there to grab people. Clocks are set slow so that people are late and can speed off on their skateboards. Auditions are there to fail, and also so that guitar is played in the past. Tree branches are there to be pulled. Daughters pass each other so that they are captivated by the young man and their boyfriends get angry. Benches are there for people to stand on and sit on the backs. Kisses are a signal to donate to the clock tower. Trees are there to sway in the wind. Taxis are there to grab people. Police car lights flash. Ties are there to be pulled. Shoelaces are there to jut up your chin. Walls are there for people to lean against. Cornflakes are there to spill. Trays are there to throw. Television is there to make the father laugh hysterically, and also so that the same television is shown in the past. Breakfast is there to teach the son (the audience) how his parents got together. The ground shines. Trucks and cars emit smoke. The ground scatters smoke and burns. Cars shine. License plates rotate. Cars become time machines. Feet open doors and lids. Guns shine and are thrown away. Cars become shields. Guns and cars malfunction to allow the young man to escape. Plutonium is chased by terrorists. Windows become mirrors. Scarecrows are knocked over. Barns emit smoke. Straw is for people to trip over. Spacesuits are mistaken for aliens. Doors, fences, and trees are run over and knocked down by cars. Mailboxes are for shooting and destroying. Doors are for hitting heads. Flags flutter in the wind. Cars don't stop. Signs hide cars. Engine stalls allow the young man to go to town. Newspapers are thrown away to tell the date. Phone books are for tearing out pages. The restaurant is for the father to meet the mayoral candidate (the ordered cola goes undrank). The down jacket becomes a life vest. The trees are for people to climb. The leaves are for people to fall. The father falls from the tree so that his son can save him from being hit by a car, thus disrupting the meeting between the father and mother and bringing the son and mother together. The rain is for casting shadows. The bed is for people to fall off. The pants are for throwing things. The playpen becomes a prison cage. The trees are for casting shadows. The machine is for emitting smoke. The head injury is evidence of time travel. The fog is for rolling in. The trees are for hiding the car. The donation to the clock tower is to show where lightning will strike. The photograph is for erasing and reappearing people in it. The bicycle is for people to climb over. The buttocks are for kicking. The textbooks are for dropping. The giant messes with the mother so that the son gets angry and creates a feud with the giant. The father's love of science fiction is to scare the mother with Darth Vader and get her to seduce him. Glasses are to slide across the counter. Feet are to trip people. People are to knock people over by bumping into them. The father tries to woo the mother in the restaurant so that his son can beat up a big guy, escape on a skateboard, and make the mother fall in love with him. Wooden crates become skateboards. The ground scatters sparks. Car doors become obstacles. Bushes are to jump over. Papers are to scatter. Cars are to climb over. Manure pits are to bury people alive. Light becomes a streak. Miniature cars spew smoke and flames. Cars and pillars are for people to lean on. People are for people to lean on. Bras are to throw down. Clothes are to throw toss. Alcohol is to spit out. Walls project shadows. Cars are to make them kiss, and also to replace the son, who is supposed to attack the mother, with a big guy to make him confront the father. The trunk is for putting people in, and also to injure the guitarist who pried open the lock so the young man can play the guitar in his place and witness his parents kissing from the stage. The Black band takes a break so they can help the young man and let him play the guitar. The screwdriver is for picking the lock. The big man pushes the mother so the father gets angry and knocks out the big man. The car is for people to sit in. The wife is taken away during the dance so he can take her back and kiss her. The guitar is for holding photos. The amplifier is for people to sit on and also for kicking over. The railing is for casting shadows. The hair is for blowing in the wind. The letter is for tearing and then putting back together. The lightning is for flashing, for thundering, and also for striking the tree and causing the wire to fall. The lightning and the chime are for drowning out the sound. The hood is for sliding. The engine stalling adds suspense. The head is for hitting the steering wheel to start the engine. The hands of the clock are for people to cling to. The fallen tree is for blocking the wire. Wires become tightropes. Fallen leaves scatter. Lightning provides electricity. Helicopters scatter light. Benches become beds. Newspapers become blankets. Engine stalls let terrorists get ahead and attack scientists. Benches are for climbing over. Slopes are for people to tumble down. Photo booths are for cars to crush. Big men destroy cars so they can be polished later. Armrests are for people to sit on. Trash cans are for cars to blow away. Trash becomes fuel. Knees become chairs.

Horror Monster

■ "NOSFERATU: EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS" (1921) F.W. Murnau 89 minutes 12/8
Cats swing the pendulum. Trees sway in the wind (throughout the film), project silhouettes, and cast shadows. Clothes are for readjusting. The ground is for people to lie on. Luggage is for throwing. Chairs are for wiping. Tables are for banging. Speaking loudly is to surprise the people in the tavern by letting them know where you're going. Wiping glasses is for stopping. Hats are for throwing down. Candles flicker in the wind. Books are for banging down, and for smashing. Luggage is for throwing. Clouds gather. The carriage doesn't go to the castle. The ground projects shadows. Grass sways in the wind. Smoke casts shadows. The ground is to scatter smoke. Gates open and close by themselves. Hats are to be taken off. Clothes flutter in the wind. The time signal is to be struck to startle the man. Bread is eaten so that one can cut their hand with a knife and let the Earl lick the blood. Skeletons cast shadows. Chairs become beds. Letters flutter in the wind and also to swat away mosquitoes. Documents are taken out of a bag so that a photograph of the wife can slip out and be shown to the Earl. Photographs are to be kissed. Waterfalls create spray. Walls are for people to lean against. Husbands are attacked so that their wives become sleepwalkers. Cigarettes exhale smoke (and are often smoky). Handrails are for people to walk on. People cast shadows. Rooms cast silhouettes. Grass is for people to touch and rustle. Stairs are for people to sit on and also to crawl up. The ground is for people to sit on. Sheets and pillows are for throwing. Sheets are for tearing and using as ropes to climb down. Windows are for people to jump out of, fall, faint, and be taken to the hospital. Sails are for swaying in the wind and for casting silhouettes. Brooms? are for smashing mice. Grilles are for casting shadows. Beards are for smoothing down. Armpits are for tucking letters. Gravestones and hair are for swaying in the wind. Letters are for clutching. Chairs are for resting feet. Cleaning is for having newspapers stolen from pockets and read. Newspapers are for dropping and throwing away. Boats and rivers are for splashing. Hammocks are for swaying. Bags containing corpses are for throwing into the sea and creating splashes. Ropes are for swaying. Scarves are for swaying in the wind. Lamps are for swaying. Barrels are for people to sit on. The sea is for people to jump into and create splashes. The water surface is for reflecting light. The boat is there to project silhouettes and to rock. The curtains are there to flutter in the wind. The wheels and chairs are there for people to sit on. The water's surface is a mirror. The walls are there for people to climb on. The walls are a canvas. The bed is there for people to stand on. The cloth is there to turn up by itself. The lid is there to open by itself. You light a cigarette in case you are attacked from behind. The candle is there to light the cigarette. The plate is there to be dropped. The water's surface is there to project shimmering light onto the ground. The bird flies under the arch (and it flies beautifully). The light coming through the window shimmers on the ceiling. The people gathered are there to go home. The window frame is there for people to sit on. The window is there to open in order to close it. The clothes are there to hold letters. The door is there to write symbols on. The husband brings home the book so his wife can read it and defeat the vampire. The ground is there to shine. People are there to project silhouettes. The streetlights are there to light up. The wind is there to blow out the candle. The coffin is for carrying. The real estate agent goes mad, kills the guards, escapes, and is chased by the people. The roof is for people to sit on. Stones are for throwing. Chimneys are for emitting smoke. Roofs are for people to cling to iron bars and climb down. Tree stumps are for people to hide in. Hats are for waving. People become scarecrows. Scarecrows are for smashing and swinging. The water surface is for rippling. Doors and walls are for projecting shadows. Handrails cast shadows. The husband is sent to fetch the professor so that the wife is left alone to let the vampire suck her blood. The pen is for smashing and setting down. Birds sing. Buildings project light. Vampires disappear and emit smoke. Glasses are for taking off and wiping away tears.

■ "FRANKENSTEIN" (1931) James Whale 67 min 9/10
Standing is for not being able to stand. Hats and clothes are for throwing down. Hands are for spitting. Shoes are for striking matches. Matches are for throwing away. Buries are for digging up. Hanging corpses are for shaking. Knives are for biting. Pencils are for poking people. Canes are for pushing open windows. Windows are for people to come and go. Skeletons are for shaking. Walls are for casting shadows. Normal brains are for dropping and smashing to steal the brains of criminals. Candles are for flickering in the wind. Thunder and wind are for roaring. Thunder is for flashing. Trees are for swaying in the wind. Heat rays and electricity are for shining. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Preambles cannot be spoken. Footsteps are for roaring. Monsters back away and enter rooms to turn around. Torches are for exhaling flames and smoke, and for making monsters rampage. Chairs are for knocking over. Whips are for exhaling smoke. The cigarette is for throwing away. The hunchback is for killing. The door is for knocking (again and again). The stairs are for people to sit on. The torch is for throwing away. The pillar is for people to lean on. The cane is for knocking on the door. Putting your ear to your heart is for strangling. The hat and handkerchief are for waving. The flag is for fluttering in the wind. The trees are for pushing aside and casting shadows. The flower is for giving to the monster. The ground is for people to sit on. The water surface is for rippling. Throwing the flower to make it float is for throwing the girl into the spring and killing her. Throwing the girl into the spring is for creating splashes and ripples. Poisoning the monster to sleep and the doctor fainting is for leaving the teacher alone in the mansion, letting the doctor go home and get married, letting the monster crash the party and marching the father carrying the girl's corpse. The railing is for casting shadows. The table is for knocking over. Locking the bride in is for the monster to attack. The bride has her back to the window to startle the monster. The torches cast swaying shadows. The water reflects light. The monster drowns the girl so she can be lynched. The rocks provide cover for people. The doctor gets separated so the monster can catch him. People are carried so the monster can climb upwards. The windmills turn so they can spin. The pillars fall so they can fall. The logs are used to bang open doors so people can be thrown and caught in the windmills. The cabins are set on fire to spread flames and smoke. The dogs bark so they can make noise. The pillars are used to crush the monster. The champagne is to celebrate Universal.

■ "VAMPYR" (1931) Carl Dreyer 68 minutes 7/30
The sign is to project a silhouette. The glass is to be knocked on. The lights are to be turned off. The bells are to ring. The net is to hang bags on. The blinds are to project silhouettes and also to cast shadows on the ceiling. The candles are to be used as lights. The keys are to be turned. The doors are to be knocked on. The water surface is to be used as a mirror. The ground is to project shadows (very thorough). The frosted glass is to project silhouettes. The walls are to project shadows (amazing). The trees are to cast shadows. The shadows are to merge with the main body. The nets, pendulums, people, and swinging wheels are to project shadows. The dog is to bark. The railings are to be touched. The doors are to be opened. The hats are to be taken off. The skulls are to be stared at. The candles are to be flickered in the wind and to be extinguished and emit smoke. The sniper is there to project a silhouette. The candlestick is there to drop and let the candle wax soak into the floor. The floor is there for people to lie on. The man in the gown dies and leaves a book behind. The bench becomes a bed. People are carried there. The hat is there to drop. The blood seeps onto the ground. The bench becomes a bed. The bell rings out. The hot water emits smoke. The chair becomes a bed. The gap in the door lets in light. The door is there to open and close to project light and shadow. The light flickers. The railing casts shadows. The wall is there to lean a stick against. The man falls to sleep on the bench and separate his soul. The clouds gather. The candle becomes a match. The cigarette emits smoke. The rotary drill rings out. The bell casts shadows. The trees cast silhouettes and also cast swaying shadows. The wall is there for people to sit on. Stakes are for throwing. Graves are for desecrating and driving stakes into corpses. Light forms a band. Lightning flashes. Doors don't open. Parrots project silhouettes. Stairs become morgues. Waterfalls create spray. Fences are for slipping through. Mist rises. Gears and windmills rotate. You enter a mill to be trapped and buried alive in flour. Flood falls. Nets are for people to cling to. Trees sway in the wind. Gears stop.

■ "MAD LOVE" (1935) Karl Freund 67 min 7/8
Glass is for smashing. Bills are for throwing. Drunkards are for being reprimanded. Business cards are for dropping. Cigarettes exhale smoke. Coughs become "I love you." Candles flicker in the wind. Grills project shadows. The branding iron is there to emit smoke. The screen becomes a clothes rack. The ground is there to cast shadows. The train is there to cast shadows. The train whistle is there to sound. The fog on the window is there to wipe away the smoke. The train is there to scatter smoke. The dog is there to lead the pianist to the transport vehicle and to show off the knife-wielding skills. The pen is there to throw and stab into the door. The desk is there for people to sit on. The train accident is there to give the pianist the knife-wielding hand transplant. The wall is there to cast shadows. The flag is there to flutter in the wind. The impossible becomes possible. The wheels are there to rotate. The wax figures become humans. The ground is there for people to lie on. The bandages are there to throw down. The bill rotates. The pianist's hand movements become the knife-wielding hand movements. The glass is there to break. The red light is there to cross. The stairs are there for people to sit on. Kissing the hand is there to find the ring. The gloves are there to throw down. The scalpel is there to drop. The knife is held in a reverse grip. The portrait is for stabbing with the knife. The parrot is for flying and for hitting the woman's cheek. The housekeeper is drunk so that the woman is mistaken for a doll and taken away, and locked in the doctor's room. The doll is for falling over. The wall is for people to hide behind. The crime is displayed so that it can be overheard. The mask is for throwing away. The doll is placed in the mansion so that it can be mistaken for a human and lead to a confession. The scream is for echoing. The window is for the parrot to fly away from. The hair is for strangling. The sofa becomes a bed. The door won't open so that a knife can be thrown through the bars.

■ "THE BLACK ROOM" (1935) Roy William Neale 68 minutes 10/3
The toast is not made. The candle is for flickering in the wind. The twins are for activating the crime. The door cannot be opened and is sealed with brick and cement. The cigarette is for exhaling smoke. The windowpane is for shooting through. The desk is for people to lean against. The alcohol is for tasting for poison. The pillar is for people to hide behind. The knife is held in a reverse grip. The pillar is for leaning the sword against. The hands are unreachable. The fireplace is for projecting flickering light. The pear is for throwing away. The walking stick is for knocking on the door. The shawl is for dropping, and also for identifying the person. The foot is for kicking the door open and closed. The bars are for projecting shadows. The sign is for projecting silhouettes (like in "The Vampire Killers" (1931)). The shawl is for throwing down. The chair is for tilting. The feathered hat is for fluttering in the wind. The armrest becomes a footrest. The backrest becomes an armrest. The fireplace becomes a hidden door. The light becomes a streak. The body is for switching people (by taking silhouettes of the body and switching between two people playing two roles). The hole is for people to fall through. The younger brother is replaced by the older brother. The rain is for dripping. Lightning flashes and rumbles. Glass becomes a mirror. Ink is there. Signatures are made with the right hand. Documents are dropped and left. Chess is to reveal one's identity. Turning one's back means being killed. Doors are for people to hide in. Candles are for people to extinguish. Screams are to resound. The lieutenant argues with the colonel so that he will be framed. Armbands are to be ripped off. Mouths are to slip up. Dogs bark. Hats are to be waved. Flowers are to be thrown. Windows are for people to go in and out. Hats are to be taken off. Dogs are to make the right arm be used and to reveal the secret door. The ground is to scatter smoke. Carriages are for people to jump out of. The knife is to be given to the younger brother so that he can be killed and the older brother can be dropped into it. The younger brother's arm is paralyzed so that the older brother, who has been swapped, can use his right arm.

■ "THE DEVIL-DOLL" (1936) Tod Browning 78 minutes 8/15
Frogs croak. Lights shine. Trees cast shadows. Dolls become living things. Glass becomes mirrors. Railings cast shadows. Mist rises. The ground is for people to lie on. The friend dies so the man can take over the job. Blinds cast shadows. Newspapers are for throwing down. Cigarettes exhale smoke. Grilles cast shadows. Hot water exhales smoke. Pencils are for throwing away. Walls are for people to lean against. The ground is for people to sit on. Pokers are for throwing into the fireplace. Walls cast shadows. Building blocks and high heels become stepping stools. Drawers are for people to climb up. Windows are for people to go in and out. Jewels are for dropping down. Sheets are for people to climb on. The knife is held in a reverse grip (all three times). The trees cast shadows. The vines are for climbing down. The newspaper is for dropping things. The table is a mirror, and for making people fall from it. The bandages are for tearing. The doll is praised to hide jewels. The doll sways. The paper is for burning. The railing casts shadows. The Christmas tree ornaments sway and fall. The tree is for people to climb down. The whistle is impossible to blow. The stairs are for people to hide. The scraps of paper are for throwing away. The sofa becomes a bed. The stairs are for people to climb up. The space under the chair is for people to hide. The clock chimes. The shawl is for throwing things down. The wig is for throwing into the fireplace and burning. The gloves are for slamming down. The chair is for knocking over. The explosion spews flames and smoke, and also destroys evidence. The car is for people to lean against.

■ "DRACULA'S DAUGHTER" (1936) Lambert Hillyer 70 minutes 10/28
Flashlights shine. Iron bars are dropped. Glasses are wiped. Tables are banged. Flames burn. Tables are leaned on. Policemen cannot be alone. Ground rises. Rings are for hypnotism. Wolves neigh. Fog rises. Campfires burn. Pieces of wood become crosses. Candles flicker in the wind. Curses do not dissolve. Cigarettes cast shadows. Trees sway in the wind, and again in the wind. Horns blare. Scarves flutter in the wind. There is no hunting. Cigarettes exhale smoke. No one can get in the way. Mantelpieces and walls are leaned on. Ties cannot be tied. There are no mirrors. Desks are for people to sit on. People make mistakes. People don't throw themselves. Eyes emit light. Clothes are for throwing down. Resignation letters are for tearing up. Gloves are for throwing down. Blinds cast shadows. Models get bitten to get the doctor to cooperate. Desks are for people to lean on. Handbags are for spinning. Nurses can't tie their ties. Pretending to be out is found out. Light is blocked and rotated by fans. Curtains are for swaying in the wind. Thunder rumbles. Cigarettes are for throwing away. Colors are for making mistakes. Bells swing. The secretary is kidnapped while the daughter is being examined. Handrails cast shadows. Handbags help identify people. People cast shadows. Paper is for throwing down. The ground scatters smoke. People cast silhouettes. Castle lights are turned on to break up the wedding. The wind roars. The tablecloth flutters in the wind. The arrow pierces the ground. The gunshot interrupts the bloodsucking. The wall casts a shadow. The curtain hides people. The ground roars. Breaking a promise with a servant is to be shot through the heart with an arrow.

■ "SON OF FRANKENSTEIN" (1939) Roland V. Lee 99 min 10/10
Hair flutters in the wind. Stones are not thrown. Kettles emit smoke. Tables are banged. Trains scatter smoke. Chairs become beds. Fog rises. Rain pours down. Umbrellas are raised. People disappear. Thunder roars and flashes. The wind roars. Railings cast shadows. Fireplaces cast flickering light. Walls cast shadows. Paper is for throwing. Rain is for dripping down windows. Stones are for throwing. Buildings are distorted (expressionistic). A salute indicates that the right arm is immobile. A hat is for putting gloves in. A fireplace is for emitting smoke. A monoguru is for wiping. A prosthetic arm is for banging. Grilles and chains are for casting shadows. Objects are for knocking off tables with a cane. Cans are for kicking. Sulfur is for emitting smoke and casting the shadow of swaying smoke. Stones are for dropping to get noticed. Necks are for hitting. Walls become doors. The ground is for casting shadows. Torches become pens. Stairs cast shadows. Heat rays are for flashing light. Candles flicker in the wind. Spit is for spitting in faces. Scalpels are for smashing. Electricity emits smoke and light. Coins are for dropping. Giving up is to revive in that moment. Children are to meet giants. Knives are held in a reverse grip. Giants project their silhouettes. Mirrors are for self-awareness. Walls are for people to lean against. Conversations with servants are for eavesdropping. Glasses are for throwing and shattering. Chests are to hide entrances. Spitting is to be killed. Trees are for giants to cling to. Lines are repeated. Doors are closed and make a loud noise. Don't touch giants. Mark doors. Beds are for hiding guns. Fallen trees are for moving and knocking things down. Cigarettes are for exhaling smoke. Matches are for throwing away. Hats. Clothes are for throwing and leaving. Clocks are for identifying people. Cocoa is not for drinking. Stones are not for swinging down. Farm tools become weapons. Alcohol is not for drinking. Darts are for throwing and leaving. Pillars are for people to hide. Guns are for exhaling smoke. Machines, chairs, and tables are to be thrown into the sulfur, causing mud, flames, and smoke to erupt. Tables are to be overturned. Books are not to be thrown away, but to be crushed. Prosthetic arms go into the dart box. Children are not to be thrown into the sulfur. Walls are for people to climb. Prosthetic arms are to be torn apart. Robes are for people to cling to and kick giants off. Hats are to be waved.

■ "THE WOLF MAN" (1941) George Wagner 70 minutes 6/5
Trees are for casting shadows. Hats are for throwing down. Armrests are for people to sit on. Portraits are for informing him of his brother's death. Telescopes are for peeking at women and meeting them. Fingers are for snapping. Walking sticks become putters and amulets. Tables are for people to lean on. Mist is for rising. Fallen trees are for stepping over. Trees are for people to lean on. Scratching his head is to show the birthmark on his forehead. Canes are for hitting. Having a woman tell fortunes is to turn the man who saved her from an attack while she was fleeing into a werewolf. The handle of the cane is for making mistakes. Tables are for people to sit on (3 times). Walls and pillars are for people to hide. Dogs are for barking. Shooting ranges are for not being able to shoot wolves. People are for bumping into. Tents are folded up to interrupt kisses. Gravestones are for striking matches. The grave carver is there to be killed. The werewolf is there to neigh. Sleeves become rags. People go to church because they cannot pray. Fallen leaves hide traps. Fallen trees are for people to sit on. Stones are for throwing at windows. Chairs are for tying people down. Fences are for jumping over. The son is tied to a chair and left the house with a cane so that when the mother looks away, he will transform into a werewolf, attack women, and beat them to death. The woman goes looking for the man so that she will be attacked.

■ "THE UNINVITED" (1944) Lewis Allen 99 minutes
Waves are there to break. Squirrels are there to provoke the dog and lead the siblings to the mansion. Trees are there to cast shadows (very thorough). Grilles are there to project shadows. The fireplace is a squirrel's escape route. Railings are used as coat racks and also to project shadows. The water's surface projects light onto the ground. Glass becomes a mirror. Cigarettes are there to exhale smoke. Vases become ashtrays. Flowers are for budding. Belts are for fluttering in the wind. Masts are for swaying. Ties are for fluttering in the wind. Handkerchiefs are for smelling. Seasickness is for borrowing a handkerchief. Masts are for bumping your head. Armrests are for people to sit on. Candles are for flickering in the wind. Sobbing is for ringing out. Ceilings are for casting shadows. Curtains are for fluttering in the wind. Candles become matches. Doors are for opening to surprise people. Trees are for fluttering in the wind. Car seats are for people to hide behind. Candles are for going out. The ground is for casting shadows. Skirts are for fluttering in the wind. Walls are for casting shadows. Chairs become beds. Matches become lights. Mist is for rising. Desks are for people to sit on. Bells ring out. Candles go out. Hats are for throwing down. Pages are for turning. Desks are for people to lean against. Flowers are there to cast shadows. Forgetting to lock the door lets a woman into the house. Tree roots are there for people to cling to. Candlesticks are there to be thrown.

■ "JAWS" (1975) Spielberg 123 minutes 8/11
Waves are there to project shimmering shadows into the water. Cigarettes are there to exhale smoke. Campfires are there to exhale flames and project shimmering light. Hot water is there to exhale smoke. Fences are there to hang clothes on. Shoes and clothes are there to throw away. Slopes are there for people to tumble down. People are there to project silhouettes. The water's surface is there to create splashes (tremendous), ripples, and light (frequently). People swim to get eaten by sharks. A drunk young man lets his daughter escape to the sea before going to sleep. Buoys are there to cling to and ring bells. Waves are there to crash over the shore. Pronunciation is there to avoid accents. Telephone receivers are there to be picked up by mistake. Whistles are there to ring. The ground is there for people to sit on. Waves are there to ring. Crabs are there to swarm around corpses. Typewriters are there to make noise. Secretaries' conversations are not heard. Trees sway in the wind. Complaints are not heard. Pencil cases are there to knock over. Cigarettes are there to throw away. Cars are there for people to lean on. Boys' swimming lessons involve everyone getting on a barge and then turning back. Wooden sticks are there to throw into the sea. People are there to cross in front of the camera. Hats become shark fins. Parking violation complaints are there to take pan-focus shots. Playing turns into screams. Ice cases are there for people to sit on. The surface of the water is there to splash. Blood and foam are there to gush out. Dogs and children are there to be eaten by sharks, and to have the child's mother punch the police chief. A torn airboat is there to signal the boy's death. Plates are there to shake when you hit your head against them. Desks are there for people to lean on. Noise is there to be silenced. Blackboards are there to scratch with fingernails. Blinds are there to cast shadows. Armrests are there for people to sit on. Glasses are for dropping and leaving. A belly becomes a pillow. Playing in a boat gets you in trouble. Chains are for throwing. Whistling is for making noise. Meat is for throwing into the sea and splashing. Glasses become a mirror. Pages make noise. Tires become lifebuoys, then sink, then speed and splash again. Chains are for winding up. Chains are tied to the pier to collapse the pier and leave debris floating in the sea. Pier debris and lifebuoys serve as indicators of the shark's direction of travel. Slopes are for sliding people down. Two people get their meat eaten by sharks. Bags are for throwing and dropping. Pillars are for people to lean on. Candy? is for throwing at windows. Cigarettes are for pulling out of your mouth. Bombs and boats splash. Clothes are for wiping glasses. Walls are for people to lean on. Window frames are for people to sit on. Because you can't smoke. Flags flutter in the wind. Pencils are to stab sharks in the skin and for them to hold in their mouths. Veils flutter in the wind. Gestures are to be imitated. Dinner is for guests to eat. Wine corks are to be dropped and left. Wine is poured too much. Bottles are to be fiddled with. Flashlights and knives glow. Fish, empty cans, and license plates are to be thrown aside. Plates indicate shark habitats. Fishermen kill sharks to prevent permits from being issued for shark hunting. Killed sharks are not man-eating sharks. Light forms a streak (amazing). Fog is to create a thick layer of mist. Shark teeth stick to boats. Lights, knives, and shark teeth are to be dropped underwater. Corpses are to startle divers, causing them to drop shark teeth and distrust the mayor. Going home means not going home. Stones are for people to sit on. Children cannot make noise. Desks are for people to sit on. Clothes are for throwing. Towels are for throwing. Seawater is for splashing. Airboats are for sinking people. Cardboard is for shark fins. People go into the sea so they can all get out of it. Painters are in the cove to spot sharks. People are allowed to play in the cove so sharks will attack. Boats are for capsizing. Men are killed to get permission to hunt sharks, and also to have their legs cut off. Railings are for people to climb over and to cast shadows. Plastic sheets are for covering people. So that they will not return to their hometown. Stairs are for people to lean on. Alcohol is for spitting out. Pots are for emitting smoke. Cloth is for throwing down. Luggage is for throwing and passing. Beams are for people to lean on. Ropes are for throwing and also for throwing away. The water's surface is for projecting swaying shadows onto the ground. Spears and ropes are for throwing down. Flashlights are for throwing. The shark's mouth is in the frame. The bait is to be thrown in. The boat rocks. The empty cans and paper cups are to be crushed and dropped. The cage is to be knocked over and the gas cylinders roll out. The robe casts a shadow. The successful knotting of the fingernails is to make the shark appear. The reel is to spray water. The belt is to be thrown down. The hull is for people to climb across. The piano wire is to break and make people trip. The ceiling is to be hit. The boat splashes water. The mast projects a silhouette. The toothpick is to be chewed on. The playing cards are to distract the chief who reprimands him and surprise him with the appearance of the shark. The shark passes by the side of the boat so that its size can be measured. People run away from the shark because they are startled by the harpoon and cannot escape. The box is to be thrown down. Barrels are used to locate sharks, to create splashes as they speed across the water, and to create splashes as they sink and resurface. Boats are used to project silhouettes. Light bulbs are used to shake. Dentures are used to pull out. Tables are used to rest your feet on and stack them. Showing each other wounds is used to get fishermen to talk about their arm tattoos. Hats are used to throw down. Whales are used to make noise. Sound detectors are used to flash. Tables are used to hit. Hulls are used to crash and break, creating splashes. Songs are used to attract sharks. Tables are used for people to climb over. Equipment is used to fall. Lamps are used to fall and scatter flames and light. Light bulbs are used to rotate and flicker. Engines are used to emit smoke. Approaching the surface and pulling in ropes is used to be startled by the appearance of sharks. Ropes are used to cut your hands and make them bleed. Sharks are used to create splashes. The radio is to be smashed with a bat and dropped, isolating the person. The rope is to be wound up. The glass becomes a mirror. The hair is to be blown around by the wind. The boat is to be smashed against barrels. The chimney is to emit smoke. The person is to be trapped between the hull and the rope. The boat is to be tossed around by sharks, causing it to spin and flip people over. The rifle is to be dropped and left there. The barrel is to break the windows and to shake off the glasses. The hook is to be torn off. The machete is not to be used and is to be stuck into the hull. The water surface becomes a mirror. Three barrels are to be attached and used for diving. The pump is to be smashed and left there. Returning to shore is to make the boat fly so it overheats and can't return. The warnings are not to be heard. The cabin is to be blown up and flooded. The fire extinguisher is to emit smoke. The life vest is to be thrown and handed over. The glasses are to be taken off and held in the mouth. The harpoon is to be dropped. The cage is to be eaten away by the shark. The breath is to be exhaled as bubbles. The knife is held in a reverse grip. The wood is to be swept away. The pillars are to be impaled on the hull. The poison is not used. The sharks run aground on the boat to tilt it so that the fishermen can slide and eat them, so that rifles can be fired from the tilted mast, and so that the boat can be tilted so that the bell can be rung. The blood is to be vomited up. The machete is held in a reverse grip. The harpoon is to be taken away. The oxygen tank becomes a bomb. The shark is to be torn to pieces. The mast is for people to cling to. The seagulls fly around. The barrel becomes a lifebuoy.

■ "JAWS 2" (1978) Junod Szwark 114 minutes 11/2
Breath is to produce bubbles. Schools of fish are to flow. The surface of the water is to project shimmering light into the water. Flashes are to shine. Cameras are to fall and shine. Divers are to be killed and leave behind photographs. The surface of the water is to ripple. Horns are to blare. Ship whistles are to blare. Grass and flags are to flutter in the wind. You sit down so you don't bump into people. You can't talk. Tags are to the trees. Punch is not to be drunk. Lanterns are to sway. Trees are to sway in the wind. Birds are to fly away. The surface of the water is to shine. Water is to splash people. Balls are to be thrown. Books are to be thrown away. Sails are to flutter in the wind and to create splashes on trapeze. Water skis create splashes and to attract sharks. Boats are there to be pierced by sharks and to explode, spewing smoke and scattering debris. Pillars are for people to lean on. High-voltage lines are for fishing. Matches are for throwing down. Snatching a hat and running away is for finding a whale carcass. Pants are for holding glasses. Mouths can't be pinched. Hats and hair are for fluttering in the wind. Desks are for people to lean on. The mayor won't listen. Waves are for splashing water. Planks are for sticking corpses to. Candles are for scattering smoke. Blinds are for casting shadows. Lights are for hitting your head. Kite flying is for connecting shots to the police chief on the watchtower. People are for crossing in front of the camera. Bells are for ringing. Guns are for swinging around. The water's surface is for shooting and splashing water. Schools of mackerel are for casting shadows, and for getting shot by sharks and the police chief to get shot in the neck. The shell casings are for picking up with the son. The developing process is for revealing the image. The extreme close-up is so that it's not recognizable as a shark. The table is for resting your feet on. The invitation is so you don't refuse. The diver is for jumping into the sea and splashing water. The foot is for closing the door. The empty can is for kicking, and also to indicate that you drank alcohol there. The contents of the bag are for throwing out. The shark is for pushing the yacht, dragging people, and splashing water. The ground is for making noise. The car is for blocking the road. The injured can't speak. The rope is for tearing. The horn is for making noise. Going out to sea in a yacht is for being attacked. The airboat is for getting a flat tire. The mast is for hitting people's heads on. The yacht is for capsizing and colliding with other yachts. The rope is for throwing. There are no people in the lighthouse. Don't play games. The propeller is for tearing and knocking down the sails. The helicopter is for sinking. Because apologies are not accepted. Because radio communication is impossible. Because capsized yachts are for people to ride on. Because rudders are for people to cling to. Because water is not splashed by hand. Because ropes are to be bitten through. Because rocks are to collide with the ship. Because anchors are dropped so that high-voltage lines can be pulled up and bitten by sharks, causing sparks, flames, and smoke. Because high-voltage lines are for people to cling to and also for oars to be struck against.