The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Mar 14, 1975

1h 38m

★ 6.7

...and you think you've got problems.

Overview

Mel Edison has just lost his job after many years and now has to cope with being unemployed at middle age during an intense NYC heat wave.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

The Prisoner of Second Avenue Trailers

Cast

Mel Edison

Jack Lemmon

Edna Edison

Anne Bancroft

Harry Edison

Gene Saks

Pauline

Elizabeth Wilson

Pearl

Florence Stanley

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Maxine Stuart

Man Upstairs

Ed Peck

Charlie

Gene Blakely

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Ivor Francis

Detective

Stack Pierce

Woman Upstairs

Patricia Marshall

Helen

Dee Carroll

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