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The Firefly (1937)

Jeanette MacDonald Is The Luminous Singing Spy!

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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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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
  • Stanley Price Stanley Price Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)
  • Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe Izquierdo (uncredited)
  • Brandon Hurst Brandon Hurst English General (uncredited)
  • Pedro de Cordoba Pedro de Cordoba Spanish General (uncredited)
  • Edward Keane Edward Keane French Chief of Staff (uncredited)
  • Dennis O'Keefe Dennis O'Keefe French Soldier Admirer (uncredited)

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