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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy
Christopher Lee
Lucifer
Jack Klugman
Burnett J. Emerson
Gino Conforti
Bligh
Adam West
Dennis Crawford
Robert Scheerer
Director
Emily Yancy
Chelsea
Richard Baer
Writer
Madlyn Rhue
Frances Emerson
Earl Barret
Writer
Alan Manson
Mr. Marley
Arne Sultan
Writer
Ken Lynch
Desk Sergeant
Robert Stambler
Producer
Byron Webster
Blackbeard
Morton Stevens
Composer
Buddy Lester
Al Capone
Owen Bush
Tom
Nicholas Georgiade
Bob Younger
Don Ross
Eddie
Lila Teigh
Woman
Stephen Coit
Father-in-Law
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
Kenyon Hopkins
Music Supervisor
Howard Schwartz
Director of Photography
Michael Vejar
Editor
Robert Stambler
Producer
Ted Schilz
Assistant Director
Pat Harris
Casting
Jerry Alpert
Costumer
Robert James Kern
Editor
Dorcy Howard
Set Decoration
Monty Elliott
Production Design / Art Direction
Wally Samson
Unit Production Manager
William M. Andrews
Supervising Sound Editor
Jack Hunsaker
Music Editor
Tom Miller
Makeup Supervisor
Shableen Walsh
Hairstylist
Ted Cook
Property Master
James R. Wright
Sound Mixer
Richard Webb
Special Effects
John Detra
Post Production Coordinator
Details.
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.