Poor Devil (1973)
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- Sammy Davis Jr, during his early 70s Satanist phase, made this unsold tv pilot with a plot that plays like a satanic reversal of 'It's a Wonderful Life', complete with a Christmas-time setting. Sammy is a zany, misfit demon who is on the outs with Lucifer (Christopher Lee) because he hasn't captured a soul in over a thousand years. He gets one last chance when he is assigned a burned-out salesman (Jack Klugman) who is thinking of selling his soul. Sammy scambles to satisfy Jack's desire for wealth and revenge and the usual sitcom merriment ensues. Also starring Gino Conforti as Sammy's demonic rival and Adam West as Klugman's sleazy boss. Originally broadcast by NBC on Valentines Day, 1973.
For more info on Sammy Davis Jr's interest in The Church of Satan, read this article from Vice.com:
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I remember seeing this pilot on TV when I was a child. It was great to see it again.
The more Lee yells at Sammy the more you know he's pleased with him off camera. I'm glad those two got the chance to work together!
Rest in Peace Sammy Davis Jr....you were one of a kind !!!
This show is fantastic, pity tv isn’t ready for shows like this… wow, lovin it
Hail Satan
I saw this when it aired, I was a kid, but it was actually pretty funny to me then. I had no idea that any copies existed. Thank you for posting this, it still makes me laugh.
damn! this should have been taken up by the networks!
what a cast!
sammy and christopher are perfect foils to each other, thank you for uploading this gem!
I like this film Christopher lee plays the devil beautifully,
one of my favorite lines from this movie by the way, was when Jack Klugman kissed his wife goodnight and Christopher Lee said I do believe he is getting ready, and Sammy said don't you think we should turn off the screen and Christopher Lee said for us and I just thought that was hysterical
Omgosh i caught that too, so funny! i am sure i would’ve never caught that as a kid & that’s _WHY_ these older movies etc are so hilarious! The writers *couldn’t* be crude - they actually had to *_THINK!_* 😉
@@lauriedavis400 so true!! Have you seen a 1970 TV film sole survivor? Not a comedy but a good movie!I think you would enjoy it.
Sammy was the coolest...
The Receptionist (Emily Yancy) was so fine, I never forgot about this movie even 40 some odd years later LOL
She was beautiful,..I saw her on Sanford & Sons with Wlilona from Good Times !!
Class trip '68 Broadway Hello Dolly with Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway was my introduction to Emily Yancy and Thalmus Rasulala then known as Jack Crowder. It was a wonderful experience.
She was also in Blacula! She was the woman who took that Photo of Blacula in the bar!
Hmmm indeed
If Adam West sold his sold to the Devil, he should have gotten a refund. What a career after Batman.
maskedavenger777 (Presumably) He got exactly what he was supposed to get. Ain't nothing as good as we want it to be.
If there's any truth to it at all Adam Wests agent warned him in accepting the part he should have heeded the warning. All in his future all and all was Grade-Z Movies And Has-been haven Tv-shows sad
A nice Little film Based on the Faust story
And a nice nod Towards Sammy Davis Jr Membership in that Glee Club of The Church Of Satan
Haven't seen it in centuries. But at the time one of my favourite movies.
Sammys presence is like the modern day stars effect on the working stiff, I like how his name is ‘Sammy’ in this reinforcing he’s Sammy Davis Jr. The devil is always in the background that’s a very real thing
Dude WAS a professed satanist
Wasn't Sammy Davis Jr on Batman! Once? It was in 1 of those window-cameo scene's I think
Nobody beats Sammy Davis Jr!!!!👍
Who else saw him on the WEEKNDS INSTA
Kara Sanchez meeeee lol
me
YES
RIP Christopher Lee
Those're some evil breakbeats over the credits! EVIL!
who would've thought robbing a store would look like Black Friday.
The man he recruiting is himself deep
Works really well as a movie, not sure it would have worked as a TV series, but an enjoyable watch anyway
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie as a kid and I enjoy it now, and if I recall things correctly, Christopher Lee said that it was one of his favorite fun roles to do. Thank you for posting this movie, it's an obscure treasure from the early seventies along with the Christopher George Pilot Escape. anyway, kudos to you for posting this Rarity you have given me a lot of enjoyment by doing this and to my friends as well. Thank you very much! Well done, no pun intended! But since that was an unintended pun I will leave it in! Kudos to me! Seriously though, thank you again, poster
Stupid satin workers
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('huh?') hahahaha
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@@sudarsannarayanan3294 Bwahaha
I enjoyed that waaay better than I was supposed too. I was rooting for everybody. (not Lucifer) As hot as it was in Hell.
Christopher Lee was cooler than a fan. RIP
The meeting with all the dead crooks. THE SIMPSONS!!!
Good movie!!💗💗💗Sammy could do it all..
7 years before this, Anton Lavey started the Church of Satan, in San Francisco, the film's setting.
esta pelicula no me canso de verla es una joya de usa yo creo que asi nos estan viendo tanto en el cielo como en el infierno nada mas alejado de la realidad que vivimos hoy en dia
this was a great movie
LOL when he pops up in Quincy's bed!
Those are some really big stars for something that only made it onto TV once!? I mean, if it's lousy maybe I can imagine it not being made into a series, but still... and why have I never heard of it until tonight? I'm surprised in so many ways. Thank you!
One of my favourite movies, hope you enjoyed it. ❤️🇨🇦
Angel On My Shoulder was the original and was made in 1946, just as good with slightly different plot.
Yes so many big stars… it needed one playing the man. Now imagine Rodney Dangerfield .
Never heard of this film! This is exciting! The rat pack were big when i was a kid. Sammy was my favorite, i think bc he was a small guy (my preference) & he was always joking & laughing with his big handsome smile! Plus i adore movies like this (Heaven Can Wait 1943 for example). This is going to be fun! i hope! 🤞🏼
I don’t like posting comments back to back like this but hopefully it’ll help this get noticed by the algorithm because it’s unique and worth the weird watch. However the more I watch the more I can see what Burton was probably imagining in the infancy of beetlejuice. In an alternate timeline perhaps Keaton wasn’t cast as the titular Beetlejuice but it ended up actually going to Sammy. Imagine just how different that movie would be tonally.
Delightful from start to
finish, I love it 😀😀😀
a four runner to Andy Hamiltens radio 4 comedy Old Harrys Game.
Paul Bacchus esq
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A better ending would have been for him to go to Heaven for doing a good deed for the accountant. He could have been sent there as Lucifer was yelling at him. That way everyone is happy except for Lucifer. That would have been a good twist.
Wasn't SDJ linked to The Church of Satan? Also, note in Rosemary's Baby how the camera zooms in on a book about him .. ..
Yes, he was a member and close friend of its founder Anton Lavey
Poor devil sammy Davis jr 1973 cool
There is paperwork in Hell? Figures.
ahahahaha
Sammy is playing the Jerry Lewis role.
THANK YOU FOR THIS
Jack Klugman is a legend
57yr old widow, i don’t even .. _anyways_ that smile still sends me! 😬
What's so heartwarming is how Satan's machinations ended up working out for the best in the end, even if not in the way the dark lord had intended. Really makes ya think
Um, Lucifer is NOT Satan! They apparently didn't know that. Nowhere has it ever said that.
I can't believe this exists, fuxking awesome! Hope I get to finally watch the whole thing, thank you!
they should make a series of this today!
hendrixphish420 FOX is making a series for next year called "Lucifer" where the Devil gets bored with hell and comes up to live in L.A. A bunch of right-wing christians are trying to get it cancelled before it even airs!
Very good movie!
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Why is Gino Conforti blocking Sammy Davis, Jr.'s way to Christopher Lee?
i enjoyed it but i don't know how they could make it a series.
I could see Tim Meadows doing this
Adam West? _JACK KLUGMAN!?!_ *WHERE HAVE i BEEN?!??* .. did i mention the excitement??!
lol “it would help more if you’d come help me shovel!”
Only 5 minutes in!! 🎉🥳
Loved this!
This is an interesting attempt to do something different, but I can see why it was never picked up as a regular series.
The idea was probably regarded as a bit too "off the wall" for the time.
Holy What The Hell Batman!!
Dracula playing Lucifer. Makes sense. #ChristopherLee
if there is anyone else there watching right now reply if u can see
is there any words in this
Where do you think paperwork comes from ?
Oh wow! One of the demons played Felipe in Three's Company!
Haha, Mr. Roper!
I guess that Paramount Television logo with no byline does appear to be totally silent (no jingle at all)! This may be the only appearance of this version of the logo.
16:59 He ready...for us😆
Drunkleorohious do you have the Paul Williams comedy show 1979 NBC?
Judging by those drum sounds, I think the drummer for the soundtrack was John Guerin.
I thought it was Bernard Purdy
@@tmat2024 That's because of composer Morton Stevens, he frequently employs LA based session musicians, Guerin being one of them.
did carl sagan base his appearance on tv from christopher lee here? the hair/turtleneck and jacket is identical
A very funny space oddity !!
Try again. No problem with sound here.
Morton Stevens was a good composer for this film, but that score erred to the side of Patrick Williams at times. Remember The Streets of San Francisco?
Oh man! I've been waiting for this one! Thank you so much!
best. reply. ever.
I'm sure Sammy Davis is regretting selling his soul at this very moment. Repent and serve Jesus Christ. The time is near. His return is soon.
Kitten Lyric Sammy Davis Jr once belonged to the church of Satan. You should know what you're talking about before you speak.
He renounced his membership in the Church of Satan after being in it a couple of years. He was Jewish when he died. He never "sold" his soul.
nobody named Jesus is coming back your fucking nuts. Nothing in the bible can be proven as a fact. We now have science to explain stuff no need to create a false being with made up stories of scare tactics. Did mommy brainwash you or daddy?
@@kensims4086 You white people ALWAYS denounce Christ but praise Satan! YOURE nuts you kook!
@@robertesensee3494 Being a Church of Satan member IS soul selling you lying loon! What next??? "You wasnt apart of a robbery even though you drove the getaway car?"
Is there a version with sound?
Is this the pilot for "Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell"?
An interesting artifact, sort of fun, but I can see why it was not picked up, as a series. 😈 I have seen much worse series, that actually got green lit as a series, though.
They don't make movies like that anymore. Now go read the book ""a divine revelation of hell.""
Somebody sampled it--check out Shnowed In by Hawke from the Digital Empire compilation CD..it IS AWESOME...as soon as I heard it in this movie I knew Id heard it before...get this...the first CD I ever bought when i had "real"money...not on youtube...imagine that...maybe I will upload it...
That's Jack Klugman sitting in the car.
Yeah, that's Jack Klugman throughout the entire movie, too.
even christopher Lee's hair is terrifying
Lol!
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The no-byline variant of the closet killer.
No worse than lil nicky
WHERE'S THE AUDIO??!
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A GREAT movie.thanks for posting it.any other abc made for tv from the 70s...do u have the pidgeon. Starring Sammy Davis .jr
It's on youtube !!
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So silly.
Sound went out at 3 seconds and doesn't come back till 39 minutes.
Good
Ugh silly and dated- but I might have watched it as a kid.