To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.
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- TriviaThe team of Noonan and Marshall listed in the credits was comprised of Tommy Noonan and Peter Marshall; the latter best known for his role of host to the long running television series The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1965).
- GoofsIn a shot of the troops boarding their aircraft at Travis AFB the number on its tail is 8399. When a jeep pulls up in front of supposedly the same aircraft its number (on the nose) is 2600.
- Quotes
Nell Wayne: [to Rick] Why did you have to show up? Couldn't you have found a rock or something to crawl under?
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Screen Director (1951)
- SoundtracksNoche Caribe (Caribbean Night)
(uncredited)
Written by Percy Faith
Performed by Virginia Mayo (dubbed by Bonnie Lou Williams (uncredited)) and Dancers
Featured review
Doris Day is 'S Wonderful...not so the rest of "Starlift"
Actress Ruth Roman's real-life philanthropic gesture to help entertain U.S. troops arriving from and leaving for Korea at an air base near San Francisco jump-started this all-star Warner Bros. salute to patriotism and song. Several celebrities make guest appearances while a love-hate romance develops between a budding starlet and a painfully green and skinny Air Force corporal (Ron Hagerthy, who looks like he should be delivering newspapers from his bicycle). Seems the corporal has fooled the actress into thinking he's off to battle when actually he's part of an airplane carrier crew, flying to and from Honolulu (one would think she'd be overjoyed he was relatively out of harm's way, but instead she acts just like most childish females in 1950s movies). Doris Day is around for the first 30 minutes, and her distinct laugh and plucky song numbers are most pleasant. Roman is also here, looking glamorous, while James Cagney pokes fun at his screen persona and Gordon MacRae sings in his handsome baritone. Jane Wyman sings, too, in a hospital bedside reprise following Doris Day's lead, causing one to wonder, "Did they run out of sets?" For undemanding viewers, an interesting flashback to another time and place. Still, the low-rent production and just-adequate technical aspects render "Starlift" strictly a second-biller. *1/2 from ****
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- Operation Starlift
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- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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