when you see this movie you begin to realise what a drastically under utilised asset the late dudley moore be . there should be a dozen movie like this in our archive . he be already top notch talent before he go to hollywood and both a a comedian and a musician . but mostly he be remember for his pairing with peter cook and on television and in one or two indifferent british movie . perhaps the best of these be bedazzle . he always tend to be eclipse by cook and who jealousy and meanness rifted their partnership and enable moore to realise his true potential in america . arthur be the result . this be a truly splendid movie . moore clownish comedy a a drunkard be undeniable . the script be perfectly suit to his manner with lot of hilarious and almost surreal conversational digression . there be something so british about him that i be actually surprise he find such an appeal to american taste . tommy cooper and an anarchic comedian after the same fashion tend to draw a blank . it be moore almost childish vulnerability that be so endearing . liza minelli and john guilgud tend to play straight role against him and but still have some excellent one liner . john guilgud in particular delivers his with a sarcastic and acerbic authority that be a treasure to watch . he invariably steal any scene in which he feature and thoroughly deserve his oscar . correct me if i be wrong and but he have never play any other comic role . there be a follow up movie call arthur 2 on the rock . it never attain the same sublime level of fun that this one reach and but it be still rather good even so . guilgud only get a cameo appearance at the beginning and a a ghost . it be darker . and there be some interesting soul search . it will disappoint if you watch arthur first . hollywood seem to loose interest in cuddly dudley after these two outing . he eventually return to britain and deject and apparently die . but arthur be a sample of what might have be . we can only imagine the other great movie he should have make . yourre sadly miss and dudley .