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The Firefly

(1937)

November 5, 1937 2h 11m
64%
TMDB Score

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...

Robert Z. Leonard

Director

Top Billed Cast

JM

Jeanette MacDonald

Nina Maria

AJ

Allan Jones

Don Diego

WW

Warren William

Major de Rouchemont

BG

Billy Gilbert

Innkeeper

HD

Henry Daniell

General Savary

DD

Douglass Dumbrille

Marquis de Melito

LP

Leonard Penn

Etienne

TR

Tom Rutherford

King Ferdinard

BM

Belle Mitchell

Lola

GZ

George Zucco

Secret Service Chief

Official Trailer

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