The Firefly

Nov 5, 1937

2h 11m

★ 6.4

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...

Genres

History

Music

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The Firefly Trailers

Cast

Nina Maria

Jeanette MacDonald

Don Diego

Allan Jones

Major de Rouchemont

Warren William

Innkeeper

Billy Gilbert

General Savary

Henry Daniell

Marquis de Melito

Douglass Dumbrille

Etienne

Leonard Penn

King Ferdinard

Tom Rutherford

Lola

Belle Mitchell

Secret Service Chief

George Zucco

Duval

Corbet Morris

Wellington

Matthew Boulton

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