Un profesor de filología de Toledo (Ohio, Estados Unidos), viaja a Toledo (España) para perfeccionar su castellano. Allí conoce a una atractiva pintora y a su peculiar mayordomo.

Professor Hamilton, a naive Nuclear scientist who once thought bombs were good for humanity, realizes his mistake and runs away from his inventions. He hides in Calabuch, a beautiful seaside town where people still believe in humor and friendship.