Magnificent Doll

Dolly Madison's real life was fascinating. She helped the United States in the War of 1812 when she stole some important documents from the British. She had affairs and she was the woman behind one of our early presidents. Unfortunately, for history and for moviegoers, very little of that is seen in this boring film that bears as much resemblance to the truth as BLAZING SADDLES does to a western. Rogers loses her first husband, Quaker McNally, then opens a boarding house with her mother, Wood, in the Washington area. She is soon wooed by scoundrel Niven, (as Aaron Burr), and quiet Meredith (as Madison), a philosopher at heart, and not a man to seek high office. She...