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Comedy

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

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

6.6Mar 14, 197598 min

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.

Cast

Jack Lemmon profile

Jack Lemmon

Mel Edison

Anne Bancroft profile

Anne Bancroft

Edna Edison

Gene Saks profile

Gene Saks

Harry Edison

Elizabeth Wilson profile

Elizabeth Wilson

Pauline

Ed Peck profile

Ed Peck

Man Upstairs

Ivor Francis profile

Ivor Francis

Psychiatrist

Stack Pierce profile

Stack Pierce

Detective

Ketty Lester profile

Ketty Lester

Unemployment Clerk

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