The Firefly (1937)
"Jeanette MacDonald Is The Luminous Singing Spy!"

Title: The Firefly
Original Title: The Firefly
Release Date: 1937-11-05
Status: Released
Rating: 6.4/10 (from 5 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: History, Music, Drama
Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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...
Cast

Jeanette MacDonald
Nina Maria

Allan Jones
Don Diego

Warren William
Major de Rouchemont

Billy Gilbert
Innkeeper

Henry Daniell
General Savary

Douglass Dumbrille
Marquis de Melito

Leonard Penn
Etienne

Tom Rutherford
King Ferdinard

Belle Mitchell
Lola

George Zucco
Secret Service Chief