In 1962, the director Stanley Kubrick made Nabokov's novel ”Lolita” to the big screen. The adaption caused sensation, and it made the author of the novel a household name in the United States. Afterwards, tons of movie producers started to adapt Nabokov's other works, which contributed the author to be one of the most screened writers in the 20th century. Polish researcher E. Mazierska indicated that there are three factors that put Nabokov's works in the spotlight among the movie industry. Firstly, the sucess of ”Lolita” proved Nabokov a profitable writer. Therefore, Nakokov's name became the center of attention, especially in 1960s and 1970s. Secondly, Nabokov's books include two key elements which are attractive for moviegoers: romance and death. Thirdly, his books contain ”cinematic qualities” that result in readers' film imagery when reading the books. Cinematic quality in writing is one of the writing characteristics that distinguish Nabokov from others. Meanwhile, it shows the diversity of the way of looking, emphasizing the ”transition” between ”watching” a movie and ”reading” a book. Hence, this paper is going to analyze Nabokov's early short story ”The Return of Chorb”, investigating the cinematic qualities of the story from three cinematic languages-camera movement, editing, and sound. Furthermore, we would like to conclude the meaning behind these stylistic writing skills