The Magnolia Lady. Ruth Chatterton is not a good musical comedienne. She sings only mildly and dances doubtfully. Her charm is forced a trifle out of focus by the unfamiliar medium and her emotional accomplishments are not required. Her experiment behind an orchestra is therefore declared an error.
She was hampered somewhat, it is true, by a leisurely and meagerly humored book. The music, too, was uneventful. The combination was based on the kindly comedy Come out of the Kitchen, in which Miss Chatterton starred some seasons...
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