The Prisoner of Second Avenue youth Maciste faces the greatest challenge

Maciste faces the greatest challenge to his superhuman strength

Smith manages to escape and disappears into the fog

and blew off steam in dangerous street races that made the rodders many enemies

But after the operation

Also starring film legends Jane Russell (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) and Lon Chaney Jr

The Prisoner of Second Avenue youth Maciste faces the greatest challengeForty eight year old Manhattanite Mel Edison just lost his job. Soon he'll lose his wardrobe, temper, self respect and maybe his mind. In urban life's grueling guerrilla war, Mel just became The Prisoner of Second Avenue. Adapting his 1971 stage hit, Neil Simon develops Mel's anxiety ridden plight with razor edged empathy and deliciously clever gags. Academy Award winners* Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft are in top form as Mel and his loving wife Edna,