i watch this over the christmas period and i do not know why but it remind me of christmas so i watch it and so there we be . arthur be a film i watch all the way through with a big dumb smile on my face and it a mixture of special performance and great jolly music and a script crackle with wit and charm that cause it . dudley moore make a character that could well be hat very easily ( spoil and rich and lazy drunk who feel sorry for himself ) but turn him into someone you love . liza minelli be great a linda morolla a queens waitress who manage to pull off the tough or soft on the inside lady arthur nearly give up his world for . john gielgud get all the juicy line and polish them off with relish . i can watch arthur again and again and it always make me feel good and check it out if you need a lift it a lovely film .