The Firefly
History · Music · Drama
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...
Top 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
Corbet Morris
Duval
Matthew Boulton
Wellington
Jeanette MacDonald
Jeanette MacDonald
Nina Maria
Jeanette MacDonald
Nina Maria
Allan Jones
Allan Jones
Don Diego
Allan Jones
Don Diego
Warren William
Warren William
Major de Rouchemont
Warren William
Major de Rouchemont
Billy Gilbert
Billy Gilbert
Innkeeper
Billy Gilbert
Innkeeper
Henry Daniell
Henry Daniell
General Savary
Henry Daniell
General Savary
Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille
Marquis de Melito
Douglass Dumbrille
Marquis de Melito
Leonard Penn
Leonard Penn
Etienne
Leonard Penn
Etienne
Tom Rutherford
Tom Rutherford
King Ferdinard
Tom Rutherford
King Ferdinard
Belle Mitchell
Belle Mitchell
Lola
Belle Mitchell
Lola
George Zucco
George Zucco
Secret Service Chief
George Zucco
Secret Service Chief
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