from Orion Pictures and Warner Bros.
Directed by
Steve Gordon
Starring
Dudley Moore .... Arthur Bach
Liza Minnelli .... Linda Marolla
John Gielgud .... Hobson
Geraldine Fitzgerald .... Martha Bach
Jill Eikenberry .... Susan Johnson
Stephen Elliott ... Burt Johnson
Ted Ross .... Bitterman
Barney Martin .... Ralph Marolla
Thomas Barbour .... Stanford Bach
Anne De Salvo .... Gloria
Marjorie Barnes .... Hooker
Dillon Evans .... Plaza Maitre d'
Maurice Copeland .... Uncle Peter
Justine Johnston .... Aunt Pearl
Paul Vincent .... Plaza Waiter
Mary Alan Hokanson .... Secretary
Paul Gleason .... Executive
Phyllis Somerville .... Sales Lady
Irving Metzman .... Security Guard
Joe Doolan .... Kid in Street
John Doolan .... Kid in Street
Melissa Ballan .... Kid in Street
Florence Tarlow .... Mrs. Nesbitt
Lou Jacobi .... Plant Store Owner
Gordon Press .... Prize Man
Bob Maroff .... Prize Man
Marcella Lowery .... Harriet
Jerome Collamore .... Johnson Butler
Mark Fleischman .... Waiter
Helen Hanft .... Perry's Wife
John Bentley .... Perry
Raymond Serra .... Racetrack Owner
Peter Evans .... Preston
Dominic Guastaferro .... Party Guest
Phil Oxnam .... Ken, the Orderly
Richard Hamilton .... Bill
George Riddle .... Bartender
Lawrence Tierney .... Man in Coffee Shop
Bobo Lewis .... Lady in Coffee Shop
B. Constance Barry .... Wedding Guest
Kurt Schlesinger .... Wedding Guest
Ron Moody
Written by
Steve Gorndon
Rated: 
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 Arthur (Dudley Moore), a rich, drunken ne'er-do-well,
falls in love with Linda Marolla (Liza Minnelli), a working class
shoplifter just as he is scheduled to marry a properly pedigreed
society member. But if he doesn't marry the heiress, he will
not inherit a $750 million trust from his father. So Arthur turns
to his loyal butler Hobson (John Gielgud), who is slowly dying,
for help. The butler wishes to see Arthur prevail over his father,
and so manipulates a situation where the true lovers will come
together -- and get the loot. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including
Best Actor--Dudley Moore, Best (Original) Screenplay. Academy
Awards: 2, including Best Original Song ("Arthur's Song
- Best That You Can Do"), Best Supporting Actor--John Gielgud.
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