Genre: | Drama |
Story: | Ernest Hemingway |
Director: | John Erman |
Starring: | Kristy McNichol Warren Oates Eileen Brennan Mark Arnold |
Music: | Dominic Frontiere |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Executive Producer: | Carolyn McNichol Jerry Zeitman |
Producer: | Robert Halmi |
Location: | Saratoga Race Track, Saratoga Springs, New York |
Cinematography: | Larry Pizer |
Editor: | Argyle Nelson |
Runtime: | 100 minutes |
Company: | Robert Halmi |
Network: | CBS |
My Old Man is a 1979 American made-for-television drama film starring Kristy McNichol, Warren Oates and Eileen Brennan, directed by John Erman. The film, written by Jerome Kass, was based on the Ernest Hemingway 1923 short story "My Old Man", which had previously been adapted for the 1950 film Under My Skin. The TV film was originally broadcast on CBS on December 7, 1979.
Frank Butler is a cantankerous unlucky horse trainer who wins big at the track and buys a horse for his jockey daughter Jo in an attempt to reconcile their troubled relationship.