Printer's Devil story
A newspaperman saves his failing periodical by hiring the mysterious Mr. Smith, who reports disasters before they happen on his own Linotype machine. Directed by: Ralph Senensky. Story by: Charles Beaumont.
13 total · 2 choice · 4 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| magic object | choice | Mr. Smith jury-rigged a linotype machine so that anything printed by it came to pass. |
| the Devil | choice | Mr. Smith was, in fact, Lucifer in the flesh. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | Douglas and his girlfriend Jackie's relationship was strained by the presence of Mr. Smith. |
| deal with the devil | major | Douglas pledged his immortal soul to the Devil in exchange for his services. |
| facing financial ruin | major | Douglas' newspaper was on the verge of bankruptcy. |
| journalism | major | We saw some fantastical goings on at a once normal small town, American newspaper. |
| bank robbery | minor | A bank robbery was noted. |
| boss and employee | minor | The linotype operator Mr. Franklin considered Douglas to be the best boss in the world. |
| contemplating suicide | minor | Douglas drove to a bridge and contemplated throwing himself off of it. |
| polygamy | minor | A high school principal was exposed as a bigamist and this was bigamist news. |