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A Bucket of Blood

  • 1959
  • TMDB 6.6/10
  • 1h 6m

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.

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Overview

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.

Cast

  • Dick MillerWalter Paisley
  • Barboura MorrisCarla
  • Antony CarboneLeonard de Santis
  • Julian BurtonMaxwell H. Brock
  • Ed NelsonArt Lacroix
  • John BrinkleyWill
  • John Herman ShanerOscar
  • Judy BamberAlice

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