Poor Devil

Poor Devil is a fantasy comedy centered on a struggling resident of hell who is offered a path to redemption. To earn this chance, he must convince a desperate retail accountant to enter into a contract to sell his soul to Lucifer.

The 1973 television movie was produced by Paramount Television Studios and directed by Robert Scheerer, marking the first of two films he directed before How to Beat the High Cost of Living in 1980. The screenplay was written by Earl Barret and Arne Sultan, with Robert Stambler serving as producer. The film features a cast of 22 credited performers, including Sammy Davis Jr. as Sammy, Christopher Lee as Lucifer, Jack Klugman as Burnett J. Emerson, and Adam West as Dennis Crawford, alongside Gino Conforti and Emily Yancy. This United States production has a runtime of 73 minutes.