Three air hostesses and the flight crew travel from New York to Paris and then to Vienna. Innocent newbie Carol Brewster falls for First Officer Ray Winsley who is having an affair with a married woman. High maintenance Donna Stuart is taken with Baron Franz Von Elzingen who turns out to be a poor noble secretly smuggling diamonds. Common sense Hilda "Bergie" Bergstrom goes out with coach class passenger Walter Lucas (Karl Malden) who turns out to be a rich widower.
I like Bergie and Walter although the drama is relatively low intensity. I can't see anyway the movie would allow them to stay apart. Carol is fun for her first flight but the relationship is a little creepy. Donna is a problem. All in all, it's fun to see the old way of flying and see the European street scenes. The romances are hit and miss. Mostly, they don't have enough drama or fun. It reminds me of that Pan Am TV show a few years earlier. I have the same feeling as that show. It doesn't excite me but it is interesting to see this world for an episode or two.
I like Bergie and Walter although the drama is relatively low intensity. I can't see anyway the movie would allow them to stay apart. Carol is fun for her first flight but the relationship is a little creepy. Donna is a problem. All in all, it's fun to see the old way of flying and see the European street scenes. The romances are hit and miss. Mostly, they don't have enough drama or fun. It reminds me of that Pan Am TV show a few years earlier. I have the same feeling as that show. It doesn't excite me but it is interesting to see this world for an episode or two.