Poor Devil (1973 film)

Poor Devil
Genre Comedy
Fantasy
Screenplay by Richard Baer
Earl Barret
Story by Richard Baer
Earl Barret
Arne Sultan
Directed by Robert Scheerer
Starring Sammy Davis Jr.
Christopher Lee
Jack Klugman
Adam West
Music by Morton Stevens
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s) Earl Barret
Arne Sultan
Producer(s) Robert Stambler
Location(s) San Francisco
Cinematography Howard Schwartz
Editor(s) Robert James Kern
Michael Vejar
Running time 73 min.
Production company(s) Paramount Television
Distributor NBC
Release
Original network NBC
Original release February 14, 1973

Poor Devil (1973) was an NBC made-for-television movie 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.[1][2]

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