The Firefly (1937)

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Country: USA
Genres: History, Musical, Romance
Release: 1937-11-05
Director: Robert Z. Leonard (1889–1968)
Writers: Frances Goodrich , Albert Hackett , Otto A. Harbach , Ogden Nash
Language: French | English
Stars: Jeanette MacDonald , Allan Jones , Warren William , Billy Gilbert , Henry Daniell , Douglass Dumbrille , Leonard Penn , Tom Rutherford , Belle Mitchell , George Zucco
Runtime: 131 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: O Vagalume (Brazil) , La luciernaga (Spain) , Ildfluen (Denmark) , Двойная игра , La espía de Castilla (Spain) , Hiszpański motyl (Poland) , Espia Bailarina (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Senorita (Finland) , Светлячок (Russian Federation) , The Firefly (United States of America) , Tarantela (Croatia) , Tarantela , Tarantella (Hungary) , L'espionne de Castille (Belgium) , The Firefly , 歌う密使 (Japan) , Tarantella (Netherlands the) , La lucciola (Italy) , Dvostruka igra , The Firefly (United Kingdom) , Tarantella (Austria) , L'espionne de Castille (France, French Republic) , Tarantella (Greece) , Senorita (Sweden) , Tarantela , Tarantella (Germany) , Tarantela (Slovenia)
Plot: 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...
IMDB:tt0028873