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Jeanette MacDonald Is The Luminous Singing Spy!

131 minHistoryMusicDrama
TMDb6.5/106 votes

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...

Country: United States

Director: Robert Z. Leonard

Cast

Jeanette MacDonald as Nina Maria

Jeanette MacDonald

Nina Maria

Allan Jones as Don Diego

Allan Jones

Don Diego

Warren William as Major de Rouchemont

Warren William

Major de Rouchemont

Billy Gilbert as Innkeeper

Billy Gilbert

Innkeeper

Henry Daniell as General Savary

Henry Daniell

General Savary

Douglass Dumbrille as Marquis de Melito

Douglass Dumbrille

Marquis de Melito

Leonard Penn as Etienne

Leonard Penn

Etienne

Tom Rutherford as King Ferdinard

Tom Rutherford

King Ferdinard

Belle Mitchell as Lola

Belle Mitchell

Lola

George Zucco as Secret Service Chief

George Zucco

Secret Service Chief

Corbet Morris as Duval

Corbet Morris

Duval

Matthew Boulton as Wellington

Matthew Boulton

Wellington

Stanley Price as Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)

Stanley Price

Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)

Ian Wolfe as Izquierdo (uncredited)

Ian Wolfe

Izquierdo (uncredited)

Keywords

Plot:spynapoleon bonapartedeceit

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