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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.
Starlift: Directed by Roy Del Ruth. With Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson. 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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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.
Aug 17, 2020 · The working title was better: “Operation Starlift.” It was actually a thing, too. According to The San Francisco Examiner , Nov. 22, 1950, it began with gossip columnist Louella Parsons, who organized the transport of Hollywood stars on an Air Force C-47 to Travis Air Force Base north of San Francisco to entertain troops who were wounded in ...
Starlift was Warner Bros' attempt to revive the "all-star patriotic musical" format which had worked so well during WW II. The wisp of a plot concerns Mike Nolan (Dick Wesson) and Rick Williams (Ron Hagherty), San Francisco-based airmen who serve as crew members on a shuttle to Korea.
Starlift was intended to support the real Operation Starlift program created by the Special Service Officers and the Hollywood Coordinating Committee. The program was originally designed to fly movie stars to Travis Field to entertain the wounded returning from Korea.
Nov 23, 2020 · • The film is based on the real Operation Starlift, which was spearheaded by Ruth Roman when she visited Travis Air Force Base in Sept. 1950. Special Service Officers and Hollywood Coordinating Committee , according to the Travis Heritage Center.
