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Poor Devil

Poor Devil

19735.41h 13m

Overview

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.

Directed by Robert Scheerer
Written by Arne Sultan, Earl Barret, Richard Baer
Produced by Robert Stambler
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Top Cast

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Lucifer

Jack Klugman

Jack Klugman

Burnett J. Emerson

Adam West

Adam West

Dennis Crawford

Gino Conforti

Gino Conforti

Bligh

Emily Yancy

Emily Yancy

Chelsea

Madlyn Rhue

Madlyn Rhue

Frances Emerson

Alan Manson

Alan Manson

Mr. Marley

Ken Lynch

Ken Lynch

Desk Sergeant

Byron Webster

Byron Webster

Blackbeard

Themes & Keywords

hellpact with the devilsatanluciferfailed tv pilotinept assistantwishes

About Poor Devil

Poor Devil is a comedy, fantasy, tv movie film released in 1973 exploring themes of hell, pact with the devil, satan, lucifer, failed tv pilot, inept assistant. Directed by Robert Scheerer, it stars Sammy Davis Jr., Christopher Lee, Jack Klugman. 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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