Dudley Moore

The first half of this film, set hundreds of years ago, shows how the man who eventually became Santa Claus was given immortality and chosen to deliver toys to all the children of the world. The second half moves into the modern era, in which Patch, the head elf, strikes out on his own and falls in with an evil toy manufacturer who wants to corner the market and eliminate Santa Claus.

Perpetually drunk millionaire Arthur (Dudley Moore) stands to lose his fortune if he pursues a romance with a working-class woman (Liza Minelli).

A bigamist (Dudley Moore) must keep his wives (Amy Irving and Ann Reinking) from meeting each other, which becomes even trickier when they both become pregnant.