The Firefly

Synopsis

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...

Main Cast

Jeanette MacDonald

Nina Maria

Age : 61 | Popularity : 3%

Allan Jones

Don Diego

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Warren William

Major de Rouchemont

Age : 53 | Popularity : 6%

Billy Gilbert

Innkeeper

Age : 77 | Popularity : 4%

Henry Daniell

General Savary

Age : 69 | Popularity : 5%

Douglass Dumbrille

Marquis de Melito

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Leonard Penn

Etienne

Age : 67 | Popularity : 4%

Tom Rutherford

King Ferdinard

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Art	Art Direction	Cedric Gibbons
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Adrian
Directing	Assistant Director	Joseph M. Newman
	Director	Robert Z. Leonard
Writing	Screenplay	Frances Goodrich Albert Hackett
	Adaptation	Ogden Nash
	Theatre Play	Otto A. Harbach
	Lyricist	Otto A. Harbach Chet Forrest Bob Wright Gus Kahn
Editing	Editor	Robert Kern
Sound	Songs	Herbert Stothart Rudolf Friml
Production	Producer	Robert Z. Leonard Hunt Stromberg
Camera	Director of Photography	Oliver T. Marsh
Department	Role	Name

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