Body and Soul (1931 film)

Body and Soul 1931 is an American PreCode action and drama film directed by Alfred Santell. The story, adapted from the stage play Squadrons by Elliott White Springs and A.E. Thomas, depicts Royal Air Force pilots in World War I. The film stars Charles Farrell, Elissa Landi, Humphrey Bogart and Myrna Loy. N

At the base, Jims wife Carla Elissa Landi is mistaken for Pom Pom, his mistress. Mal falls in love with Carla and when Alice Lester Myrna Loy, the real Pom Pom, appears, she finds out that Tap is about to fly a mission. Lester is a German spy whose information sent to the enemy, results in Tap being killed. When Mal realizes that Carla is Jims widow and not his mistress, he sets off on another mission, with the hope that he will return to his true love.Body and Soul began location shooting on November 29, 1930, at the Russell Movie Ranch in Agoura, California, with a modicum of flying. A Travel Air 4000 biplane that had been flown in Hells Angels 1930, disguised as a British World War I fighter aircraft, was the only actual aircraft acquired for the production. A combination of flying sequences, matched to sound stage process shots at the studio where the Travel Air was again used, completed the aerial scenes. Production wrapped up on January 2, 1931. ........

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