Poor Devil

Poor Devil

1973 · 73 min · ★ 5.9 · Comedy, Fantasy, TV Movie

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

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