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The Firefly (1937)

The Firefly

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2h 11m

Drama, Historical, Musicals, Romance

September 1st, 1937

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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 Napolean'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 and 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... Written by Kelly

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Cast

Jeanette MacDonald
Nina Maria Azara
Allan Jones
Don Diego
Warren William
Major de Rouchemont
Billy Gilbert
Innkeeper
Douglass Dumbrille
Marquis de Melito
Henry Daniell
General Savary
Leonard Penn
Etienne
Tom Rutherford
King Ferdinard
Belle Mitchell
Lola
George Zucco
Secret Service Chief
Full cast & crew

Directors

Robert Z. Leonard
Full cast & crew

Producers

Robert Z. Leonard
producer
(uncredited)
Hunt Stromberg
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Frances Goodrich
(screen play) and
Albert Hackett
screen play
Otto A. Harbach
based upon the play by
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Jeanette MacDonald In Her Successor To "Maytime"
Jeanette MacDonald Is The Luminous Singing Spy!
BRILLIANT FILM EVENT! (original print ad-all caps)
All Taglines

Keywords

based on play
singer
deception
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

January 10th, 1949 (Субтитры - к/ст им. Горького, 1948 г.) (Theatrical)
February 24th, 1938 (Australia)
May 20th, 1938 (Belgium) (Brussels)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Firefly (original title)
Tarantella (Austria)
L'espionne de Castille (Belgium) (French title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA (Donkey Serenade sung)
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Lone Pine, California, USA
All Locations

Running Times

131 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (A Robert Z. Leonard Production)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Distribution Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Australia)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Austria)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (Belgium)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Turner Entertainment (package design)

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