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The Firefly

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Original title

The Firefly

Year

1937

Running time

131 min.

Country

United States

Director

Robert Z. Leonard

Screenwriter

Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Ogden Nash. Play: Otto Harbach

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Cinematography

Oliver T. Marsh (B&W)

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Romance. Musical | 19th Century

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 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...

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The Firefly

1937

Robert Z. Leonard

5.1

(30)