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2h 11m · 5 Nov 1937

Jeanette MacDonald Is The Luminous Singing Spy!

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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 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...

Movie ID9756
GenreDrama, History, Music
DirectorRobert Z. Leonard
Main castJeanette MacDonald, Allan Jones, Warren William, Billy Gilbert, Henry Daniell, Douglass Dumbrille, Leonard Penn, Tom Rutherford
Release date5 November 1937
Release year1937
LanguageEnglish
Duration131 min (2h 11m)
Rating6.5 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Writers: Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich

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Jeanette MacDonaldNina Maria Allan JonesDon Diego Warren WilliamMajor de Rouchemont Billy GilbertInnkeeper Henry DaniellGeneral Savary Douglass DumbrilleMarquis de Melito Leonard PennEtienne Tom RutherfordKing Ferdinard Belle MitchellLola George ZuccoSecret Service Chief Corbet MorrisDuval Matthew BoultonWellington Stanley PriceJoseph Bonaparte (uncredited) Ian WolfeIzquierdo (uncredited) Brandon HurstEnglish General (uncredited) Pedro de CordobaSpanish General (uncredited) Edward KeaneFrench Chief of Staff (uncredited) Dennis O'KeefeFrench Soldier Admirer (uncredited) Theodore von EltzCaptain Pierlot (uncredited)
Robert SpindolaJuan (uncredited)

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