Elissa Landi was an Austrian-American actress born in Venice, who was popular as a performer in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s. She "claims descent from Empress Elizabeth of Austria-Hungary", and was noted for her alleged aristocratic bearing.
Trailer for After the Thin Man (1936)
Landi in 1932
Trailer for The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Robert Donat and Landi in The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
Body and Soul (1931 film)
Body and Soul (1931) is an American Pre-Code action drama film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Charles Farrell, Elissa Landi, Humphrey Bogart, and Myrna Loy. 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.
Theatrical poster
The Travel Air 4000 such as the example used in Body and Soul was often employed in movies as it approximated the "look" of a World War I aircraft.