Walter Paisley (Dick Miller), a dim waitor at a beatnik coffee bar, longs to be as cultured as the pompous poets, singers ans artists who gather there. He gets Walter Paisley (Dick Miller), a dim waitor at a beatnik coffee bar, longs to be as cultured as the pompous poets, singers ans artists who gather there. He gets his chance when, after trying his hand at sculpting, he accidentally kills the landlady's cat in a fit of pique. Covering the animal in clay to hide his crime, he is astonished when the pretentious beatnik crowd welcomes him as a fellow artis. Hailed as an overnight sucess, Walter has no choice but to produce more work.