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The Prisoner of Second Avenue
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Mar 14, 1975
1h 38m
★ 6.6

...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

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Cast

Jack Lemmon

Mel Edison

Jack Lemmon

Anne Bancroft

Edna Edison

Anne Bancroft

Gene Saks

Harry Edison

Gene Saks

Elizabeth Wilson

Pauline

Elizabeth Wilson

Florence Stanley

Pearl

Florence Stanley

Maxine Stuart

Belle

Maxine Stuart

Ed Peck

Man Upstairs

Ed Peck

Gene Blakely

Charlie

Gene Blakely

Ivor Francis

Psychiatrist

Ivor Francis

Stack Pierce

Detective

Stack Pierce

Patricia Marshall

Woman Upstairs

Patricia Marshall

No Image

Helen

Dee Carroll