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"The Twilight Zone" Printer's Devil (1963)



Overview

User Rating:
8.3/10   143 votes
Director:
Ralph Senensky
Writers:
Charles Beaumont (writer)
Rod Serling (creator)
Contact:
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Original Air Date:
28 February 1963 (Season 4, Episode 9)
Plot:
A man sells his soul to the devil to save his failing newspaper and gets more than he bargained for. | add synopsis
User Comments:
One of the best One Hour episodes more

Cast

  (Episode Complete credited cast)
Robert Sterling ... Douglas Winter
Pat Crowley ... Jackie Benson (as Patricia Crowley)
Burgess Meredith ... Mr. Smith
Ray Teal ... Mr. Franklin
Charles P. Thompson ... Andy Praskins (as Charles Thompson)
Doris Kemper ... Landlady
Camille Franklin ... Molly
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Additional Details

Runtime:
51 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Referring to the title, a printer's devil was an apprentice in a printing establishment who performed a number of tasks, such as mixing tubs of ink and fetching type. more

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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the best One Hour episodes, 18 March 2008
9/10
Author: iksnyzcar from United States

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

The title "Printer's Devil" tells you what this episode is about. It dosn't try to trick you in any way about who Mr. Smith really is.

This episode is about a owner/editor of a newspaper. A new newspaper came into town and is running him out of business. After losing one of his last employees to the competition and being almost bankrupt he calls it quits. When he is thinking about committing suicide who should stop him but Mr. Smith. It also just so happens that Mr. Smith is also print press operator and a reporter. All this helps get the paper running again but at what cost.

What this episode dose very well is it uses the question of who really believes in the devil in this modern age. Even though this episode was made in the 60's the question still works today.

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