The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Release: 1975-03-14
·Runtime: 98m
·★ 6.7
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Florence Stanley
as Pearl
Gene Blakely
as Charlie
Ivor Francis
as Psychiatrist
Sylvester Stallone
as Youth in Park
Joe Turkel
as Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
Stack Pierce
as Detective
F. Murray Abraham
as Taxi Driver
Arlen Stuart
as Elevator Passenger
Jack Lemmon
as Mel Edison
Maxine Stuart
as Belle
Ed Peck
as Man Upstairs
Ketty Lester
as Unemployment Clerk
Gary Owens
as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Elizabeth Wilson
as Pauline
Patricia Marshall
as Woman Upstairs
James McCallion
as Mr. Cooperman
Anne Bancroft
as Edna Edison
M. Emmet Walsh
as Doorman
Gene Saks
as Harry Edison
John Ritter
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
