actress ruth roman real life philanthropic gesture to help entertain troop arrive from and leave for the korean war at an air base near san francisco jump start this all star warner bros. salute to patriotism and song . many celebrity make guest appearance while a love hate romance develop between a budding starlet and a painfully green and skinny air force corporal ( ron hagerthy and who look like he should be deliver newspaper from his bicycle ) . seem the corporal have fool the actress into think he off to battle when actually he part of a airplane carrier crew and fly to and from honolulu ( you would think she would be happy he be stay out of harm way and but instead she act just like most childish female in 1950s movie ) . doris day be around for the first thirty minute or so and and her distinct laugh and plucky song number be most pleasant . roman be also here and look glamorous and while james cagney poke fun at his screen persona and gordon macrae sings in his handsome baritone . jane wyman sings and too and in a hospital bedside reprise follow doris day lead and cause one to wonder and do they run out of set . for undemanding viewer and an interesting flashback to another time and place . still and the low rent production and just adequate technical aspect render starlift strictly a second biller . half from .