The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Synopsis

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.

Where to watch (US)

Cast

Jack Lemmon

Mel Edison

Anne Bancroft

Edna Edison

Gene Saks

Harry Edison

Elizabeth Wilson

Pauline

Florence Stanley

Pearl

Maxine Stuart

Belle

Ed Peck

Man Upstairs

Gene Blakely

Charlie

Ivor Francis

Psychiatrist

Stack Pierce

Detective

Patricia Marshall

Woman Upstairs

DC

Dee Carroll

Helen

Ketty Lester

Unemployment Clerk

M. Emmet Walsh

Doorman