Starlift (1951)
1h 43m
Running Time
December 14, 1951Release Date
Starlift (1951)
1h 43m
Running Time
December 14, 1951Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Doris Day
Doris Day
Gordon MacRae
Gordon MacRae
Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo
Gene Nelson
Gene Nelson
Ruth Roman
Ruth Roman
Janice Rule
Nell Wayne
Roy Del Ruth
Director
Dick Wesson
Sgt. Mike Nolan
John D. Klorer
Writer
Karl Kamb
Writer
Ron Hagerthy
Cpl. Rick Williams
Richard Webb
Col. Callan
Robert Arthur
Producer
Hayden Rorke
Chaplain
Ted D. McCord
Cinematographer
William H. Ziegler
Editor
Howard St. John
Steve Rogers
James Cagney
James Cagney
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
Virginia Gibson
Virginia Gibson
Phil Harris
Phil Harris
Frank Lovejoy
Frank Lovejoy
Lucille Norman
Lucille Norman
Louella Parsons
Louella Parsons
Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott
Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman
Patrice Wymore
Patrice Wymore
Peter Marshall
Noonan and Marshall
Tommy Noonan
Noonan and Marshall
LeRoy Prinz
LeRoy Prinz
Joe Turkel
Litter Case (uncredited)
Jack Larson
Will (uncredited)
Ezelle Poule
Waitress (uncredited)
Mary Adams
Sue Wayne (uncredited)
Francis J. Scheid
Sound Editor
Gordon Bau
Makeup Artist / Hairstylist / Costume Supervisor
Charles David Forrest
Sound Editor / Technical Supervisor
G. W. Berntsen
Set Decoration
Maj. George E. Andrews U.S.A.F., S.A.C.
Technical Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 14, 1951
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
Starlift (a.k.a. Operation Starlift) is a 1951 American musical film released by Warner Bros. starring Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Virginia Mayo, Dick Wesson, and Ruth Roman. It was directed by Roy Del Ruth and written by John D. Klorer and Karl Kamb, from a story by Klorer. The film was made during the beginning of the Korean War and centers on a U.S. Air Force flyer's wish to meet a film star, and her fellow stars' efforts to perform for injured men at the air force base.
Starlift features many of Warner Bros. top stars, including Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, James Cagney, Gene Nelson, Jane Wyman, Randolph Scott, Virginia Mayo and Phil Harris in cameo appearances as themselves.