Starlift

Starlift
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Roy Del Ruth
Produced by	Robert Arthur
Written by	Karl Kamb John D. Klorer
Starring	Doris Day Gordon MacRae Ruth Roman Janice Rule Dick Wesson Ron Hagerthy
Music by	Ray Heindorf
Cinematography	Ted McCord
Edited by	William H. Ziegler
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	December 14, 1951 (1951-12-14)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.9 million (rentals)

Starlift (aka Operation Starlift) is a 1951 American musical film released by Warner Brothers in directed by Roy Del Ruth and written by Karl Lamb and John D. Klorer. The film stars Janice Rule, Dick Wesson, Ron Hagerthy and Ruth Roman. Starlift was made during the beginning of the Korean War and centers on an 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 Brothers top stars, including Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, James Cagney, Gene Nelson, Jane Wyman, Virginia Mayo and Phil Harris in cameo appearances as themselves.

United States Air Force flyers Rick Williams (Ron Hagerthy) and Mike Nolan (Dick Wesson) attempt to meet Nell Wayne (Janice Rule), a (fictitious) film star performing in a star-studded musical in San Francisco. Rick and Nell were both from the same small town, but had never met. Mike attempts to convince both the staff and cast members at the theater that Rick and Nell are best friends and are extremely close. Ruth Roman takes pity on them and takes them to meet Nell. However, the men first meet with Doris Day and Gordon MacRae, who are rehearsing the song "You're Gonna Lose Your Gal."