The Firefly

The Firefly

1937
2h 11m
6.4

6.4/10

5 votes • View on IMDb
History Music Drama

"Jeanette MacDonald Is The Luminous Singing Spy!"

Overview

Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Her mission is to seduce French officers, in order for them to reveal Napoleon's intentions toward Spain. She is sent to Bayonne, France to gather military secrets. Prior to this, she meets Don Diego while performing at a club. Unknown to her, Don Diego is actually Captain Andre, who is sent to Spain to spy on her. While in France, Nina discovers Diego's true identity, only after she has fallen in love with him. Nina Maria outwits her potential captors, returns to Spain and goes into hiding. Napoleon's troops invade Spain, resulting in Nina's capture. In a strange twist of fate, Nina and Captain Andre are reunited, but the 2 nations are now at war...

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

spy napoleon bonaparte deceit

Quick Facts

Release Date November 5, 1937
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0028873

Cast

Jeanette MacDonald
Jeanette MacDonald

Nina Maria

Allan Jones
Allan Jones

Don Diego

Warren William
Warren William

Major de Rouchemont

Billy Gilbert
Billy Gilbert

Innkeeper

Henry Daniell
Henry Daniell

General Savary

Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille

Marquis de Melito

Leonard Penn
Leonard Penn

Etienne

Tom Rutherford
Tom Rutherford

King Ferdinard

Belle Mitchell
Belle Mitchell

Lola

George Zucco
George Zucco

Secret Service Chief

Corbet Morris
Corbet Morris

Duval

Matthew Boulton
Matthew Boulton

Wellington

Key Crew

Robert Z. Leonard
Director
Albert Hackett
Screenplay
Frances Goodrich
Screenplay
Hunt Stromberg
Producer
Robert Z. Leonard
Producer