YMMV / The Twilight Zone (1959) S4E9: "Printer's Devil"

• Magnificent Bastard: "Mr. Smith" is really the Devil, who takes the form of a charming, eccentric old man. Talking Doug Winter, the head of a failing newspaper, out of suicide, Smith agrees to work for him. Smith modifies the newspaper's equipment so that anything he writes comes to pass, causing a series of disasters to boost the paper's sales. When the smug head of a rival paper threatens to ruin them, Smith arranges for a fire to burn down his office. Smith manipulates Winter into a bargain for the soul, getting him to sign on the premise that an educated man like Winter can't be foolish enough to believe in the Devil. When Winter tries to fire him, Smith arranges for Winter's assistant to be in a car crash, offering to spare her life if Winter surrenders his soul as agreed. Never losing his charm, Smith sincerely wishes Winter good luck in his last-minute efforts to stop him.

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