Character Relationship Map: Poor Devil

Characters

• Sammy (played by Sammy Davis Jr.) — protagonist

  A low-ranking demon desperate for a promotion who recruits department store clerk Burnett J. Emerson. He attempts to steal the store's contents, fails due to Burnett's changed mind, but cleverly voids...

• Al Capone (played by Buddy Lester) — supporting
• Bligh (played by Gino Conforti) — supporting

  The Devil's assistant who oversees Sammy's punishment. He intervenes when Sammy defiantly throws his shovel into the furnace, forcing him back to work with a warning that his sentence could increase.

• Father-in-Law (played by Stephen Coit) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Sammy → Bligh (Power Enforcer And Subject)

  After Sammy throws his shovel into the furnace, Bligh zaps another shovel into his hands and warns that his sentence may increase.

• Sammy → Al Capone (Professional Advisor)

  Sammy calls a meeting of damned souls in Hell and seeks robbery ideas from Al Capone.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Sammy → Father-in-Law (Alliance Co-conspirator)

  During the department store robbery, Sammy notices that Father-in-Law is helping with the operation and tells the recruited clerk that he will keep si...

Story Analysis

A low-ranking demon tries to secure a soul and promotion, only to survive through a loophole and return to humiliating punishment.

Plot Progression

1. The Promotion Test
2. A Contract for Wishes
3. Hell's Overnight Robbery
4. The Moral Reversal
5. The Watch Loophole