Humbert Humbert, a British professor coming to the US to teach, rents a room in Charlotte Haze's house, but only after he sees her 14-year-old daughter, Dolores (Lolita), to whom he is immediately attracted. Though he hates the mother, he marries her as this is the only way to be close to the girl, who will prove to be too mature for her age. They start a journey together, trying to hide they're not just (step)father and daughter, throughout the country, being followed by someone whom Humbert first suspects to be from the police. The profound jealousy, and maybe some guilt from the forbidden love, seem slowly to drive the man emotionally labile.

Hospital scenes filmed in Austin High School in El Paso, Texas.

Humbert:
I missed you. I missed you a lot.


Lolita:
Well I haven't missed you. In fact, I've been revoltingly unfaithful to you. But it doesn't matter, because you don't care about me anymore anyway.


Humbert:
What makes you think I don't care about you?


Lolita:
Well you haven't kissed me yet, have you?

Continuity: After Humbert slips on the bananas in the hotel room and tackles Lolita on the bed, her lipstick changes three or four times

Written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler
Performed by Lena Horne