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| Director: | Roger Corman | 
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| Writer: | Charles B. Griffith | 
| Staring: | 
| Nerdy Walter Paisley, a maladroit busboy at a beatnik café who doesn't fit in with the cool scene around him, attempts to woo his beautiful co-worker, Carla, by making a bust of her. When his klutziness results in the death of his landlady's cat, he panics and hides its body under a layer of plaster. But when Carla and her friends enthuse over the resulting artwork, Walter decides to create some bigger and more elaborate pieces using the same artistic process. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 21, 1959 | 
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| Director: | Roger Corman | 
| Writer: | Charles B. Griffith | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Horror | 
| Keywords | talent, artist, sculpture, beatnik, murder, proto-slasher | 
| Production Companies | Alta Vista Productions, American International Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $50,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Dick Miller | Walter Paisley | 
| Barboura Morris | Carla | 
| Antony Carbone | Leonard de Santis | 
| Julian Burton | Maxwell H. Brock | 
| Ed Nelson | Art Lacroix | 
| John Brinkley | Will | 
| John Herman Shaner | Oscar | 
| Judy Bamber | Alice | 
| Myrtle Vail | Mrs. Swickert | 
| Bert Convy | Lou Raby | 
| Bruno VeSota | Art Collector | 
| Sheila Noonan | Yellow Door Patron (uncredited) | 
| Lynn Storey | Sylvia | 
| Jhean Burton | Naolia | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Charles B. Griffith | Screenplay | 
| Roger Corman | Director | 
| Fred Katz | Music, Original Music Composer | 
| Jacques R. Marquette | Director of Photography | 
| Anthony Carras | Editor | 
| Daniel Haller | Art Direction | 
| Wallace Nogle | Sound | 
| Jack Bohrer | Production Manager | 
| Paul Rapp | Assistant Director | 
| Richard M. Rubin | Props | 
| Marjorie Corso | Wardrobe Master | 
| Leonard Corso | Sound Editor | 
| Jerry Irvin | Music Editor | 
| Bob Mark | Makeup Artist | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Roger Corman | Producer | 
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