Except for the chance to see a handful of Warner Bros. stars still working at the Warner factory in the early '50s, STARLIFT is about as amateurish in concept and execution as any of the wartime variety shows put out by the major studios.
DORIS DAY gives some zest to a couple of songs and GORDON MacRAE does nicely by a couple of tunes and RUTH ROMAN plays herself with assurance. GENE NELSON and JANICE RULE make an attractive duo in a dance number. But the comic elements handled by DICK WESSON and RON HAGERTHY are strictly corn of the highest order. Wesson is obnoxious as the pushy pal of Hagerthy. The romance between Hagerthy and Janie Rule is artificial and completely sappy.
JAMES CAGNEY breezes by for a few fleeting moments but most of the "guest stars" are totally wasted in forgettable bits. The VIRGINIA MAYO South Seas island dance routine comes much too late in the film to salvage anything. By that time, it was obvious the film was on shaky ground from start to finish.
This is one you can easily skip without missing anything. There's virtually no real plot to talk about.
DORIS DAY gives some zest to a couple of songs and GORDON MacRAE does nicely by a couple of tunes and RUTH ROMAN plays herself with assurance. GENE NELSON and JANICE RULE make an attractive duo in a dance number. But the comic elements handled by DICK WESSON and RON HAGERTHY are strictly corn of the highest order. Wesson is obnoxious as the pushy pal of Hagerthy. The romance between Hagerthy and Janie Rule is artificial and completely sappy.
JAMES CAGNEY breezes by for a few fleeting moments but most of the "guest stars" are totally wasted in forgettable bits. The VIRGINIA MAYO South Seas island dance routine comes much too late in the film to salvage anything. By that time, it was obvious the film was on shaky ground from start to finish.
This is one you can easily skip without missing anything. There's virtually no real plot to talk about.