My Old Man

My Old Man was adapted from Ernest Hemingway’s short story of the same name by Jerome Kass. Hemingway’s story told of a down-on-his-luck horse trainer who is given a second chance at making something of his life by his son. This made-for-TV version changed the son to a daughter, played by Kristy McNichol; the “old man” was portrayed by Warren Oates. Eileen Brennan also stars as a waitress who acts as surrogate mother for McNichol–and who’d like to act as wife to Oates. Filmed at Saratoga Springs, New York, My Old Man premiered on December 7, 1979. An earlier, less sentimental theatrical-feature version of the same Hemingway tale was filmed in 1950 as Under My Skin, with John Garfield in the lead., Inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s short story, with Kristy McNichol as a teenager trying to help her father (Warren Oates) make a comeback. Marie: Eileen Brennan. Roy: Mark Arnold. Phil: Joseph Maher. George: Michael Jeter. Shimmy: Joseph Leon. Matt: Jess Osuna. Veterinarian: Peter Maloney. Andy: Kenneth Kimmins. Filmed on location at Saratoga Springs. Directed by John Erman.