Poor Devil (1973)
1h 13m
Running Time
February 14, 1973Release Date
Poor Devil (1973)
1h 13m
Running Time
February 14, 1973Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
A young, down-on-his-luck resident of hell is given a chance to redeem himself by signing up a down-on-his-luck retail accountant to sell his soul to Lucifer.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.

Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy

Christopher Lee
Lucifer

Jack Klugman
Burnett J. Emerson

Adam West
Dennis Crawford

Gino Conforti
Bligh

Emily Yancy
Chelsea

Madlyn Rhue
Frances Emerson

Alan Manson
Mr. Marley

Ken Lynch
Desk Sergeant

Byron Webster
Blackbeard

Buddy Lester
Al Capone

Owen Bush
Tom

Nicholas Georgiade
Bob Younger

Don Ross
Eddie

Lila Teigh
Woman

Stephen Coit
Father-in-Law

Robert Stambler
Producer

Jo De Winter
Ellen, Crawford's Secretary

George Kramer
Cole Younger

Clyde Ventura
Clyde Barrow

Nancy Sinclair
Bonnie Parker

Tom Vize
John Younger

David Young
James Younger

Arne Sultan
Story / Executive Producer / Screenplay

Earl Barret
Screenplay / Executive Producer / Story

Richard Baer
Story

Robert Scheerer
Director

Robert Stambler
Producer

Howard Schwartz
Director of Photography

Ted Schilz
Assistant Director

John Detra
Post Production Coordinator

James R. Wright
Sound Mixer

Pat Harris
Casting

Richard Webb
Special Effects

Tom Miller
Makeup Supervisor

Michael Vejar
Editor

Wally Samson
Unit Production Manager

Monty Elliott
Art Direction / Production Design

Kenyon Hopkins
Music Supervisor

Robert James Kern
Editor

Morton Stevens
Original Music Composer

Jerry Alpert
Costumer

Shableen Walsh
Hairstylist

Ted Cook
Property Master

Jack Hunsaker
Music Editor

William M. Andrews
Supervising Sound Editor

Dorcy Howard
Set Decoration
Details.
This Movie Is About.
hell
satan
lucifer
failed pilot
inept assistant
wishes
pact with the devil
Wiki.
Poor Devil (1973) is an NBC television film that served as an unsold pilot of a comedy series. The film was first broadcast on NBC on February 14, 1973.
Sammy Davis Jr. starred as "Sammy", a demon from Hell who desires a promotion from working in the furnace room. Lucifer, played by horror veteran Christopher Lee, tells Sammy that he must first convince a San Francisco accountant named Burnett J. Emerson (Jack Klugman) to sell his soul. The film also starred Adam West, Madlyn Rhue and Byron Webster.
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