The Firefly (1937)
| Release Date | 01 September 1937 |
| Tagline | Jeanette MacDonald Is The Luminous Singing Spy! |
| Genre | History, Musical, Romance, Action |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Drama |
| Niche Genre | Spy Film |
| Tones | Elegant, Lavish |
| Tags | Dance [art], Espionage, Love, Noble, Romance, Songwriter |
The Firefly is a 1937 musical film starring Jeanette MacDonald, Allan Jones. The film is an adaptation of the operetta of the same name by composer Rudolf Friml and librettist Otto A. Harbach that premiered on Broadway in 1919. The film used nearly all of the music from the operetta but jettisoned the plot in favor of a new storyline set in Spain during the time of the Emperor Napoleon I. It added a new song, "The Donkey Serenade", which became popular, as was one of the Friml songs, "Giannina Mia", both of which were released on 78 r.p.m. gramophone records.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Leonard Penn
Etienne DuBois
Tom Rutherford
King Ferdinard
Belle Mitchell
Lola
Corbet Morris
Duvall
Matthew Boulton
Duke of Wellington
Zeni Vatori
Cafe Waiter
Victor Adams
Jail Guard
Manuel Álvarez Maciste
Pedro, the Coach Driver
Monya Andre
Civilian Wife
Sam Appel
Fruit vendor
Hooper Atchley
French Soldier Requesting Flowers
Zita Baca
Bit Part
Ray Bennett
Soldier in Cafe
Eugene Borden
Captain
Agostino Borgato
Peasant
Sidney Bracey
Secretary
James B. Carson
Smiling Waiter
Maurice Cass
Strawberry Vendor
Mabel Colcord
Vendor
William Crowell
French Officer
Drew Demorest
French Officer
Guy D'Ennery
Spanish General
Lester Dorr
French Officer
Roger Drake
French Soldier
Peter Du Rey
Officer
Fernando García
Napoleonic Officer
Boyd Gilbert
Aide
Soledad Gonzales
Bit Part
Karl Hackett
Spaniard
Lew Harvey
Officer
Ben Hewlett
Major
Ramsay Hill
French Officer
Riley Hill
Lieutenant
Edward Keane
French Chief of Staff
Colin Kenny
English general
Jacques Lory
French Soldier
Fred MacKaye
French Soldier
John Merton
French Officer Announcing Abdication
Joseph North
English General
Inez Palange
Flower Woman
Anthony Pawley
French Officer
Jean Perry
French Major
Eddie Phillips
Captain
John Picorri
Cafe Proprietor
Russ Powell
Stablehand
Albertina Rasch
Cafe Extra
Donald Reed
French Officer
Rolfe Sedan
Hat Vendor
Pat Somerset
English General
Robert Spindola
Juan, Pedro's Son
Paul Sutton
Spanish Civilian Arousing the People
David Tihmar
Madrid Cafe Dancer
Charles Townsend
French Soldier
Milton Watson
French Officer
Robert Wilber
Dying Soldier
Harry Worth
Secret Service Adjutant
Frank Yaconelli
French Soldier
Director
Writer
Otto A. Harbach
Producer
Cinematographer
Oliver T. Marsh
Editor
Robert Kern
Art Director
Costume Designer
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph M. Newman
assistant director
Art Department
Paul Groesse
associate art director
Edwin B. Willis
associate art director
Elmer Sheeley
montage assistant
Sound Department
Editorial Department
Slavko Vorkapich
montage
Music Department
Wayne Allen
orchestrator
Paul Marquardt
orchestrator
Charles Maxwell
orchestrator
M.J. McLaughlin
music recordist
Leonid Raab
music arranger
Enrico Ricardi
chorus coach
Edward Ward
composer: additional music
Other Crew
Albertina Rasch
dance director
George Richelavie
technical advisor
Alice Duer Miller
treatment
Claudine West
treatment
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Turner Entertainment
Loew's
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Miscellaneous
Turner Entertainment
package design
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