. . . but "Marion" is a church organist, and that's the next worse thing. Though most viewers have concluded that MUSIC MAN's "Opie" ACTUALLY is the book-herding Marian's out-of-wedlock son (and NOT her "little brother"), THE CALL IT SIN's "sadder but wiser gal" proves less fertile than her literature check-out counter namesake. On the other hand, THEY CALL IT SIN gives watchers no reason NOT to think that perhaps "Jimmy" is firing blanks. At any rate, the Good Folks of Merton, KS, realize early on that Marion's catchy musical stylings emanate from Satan Himself. As her mom says, Marion "is just so much trash." When she no longer has Kansas to keep her in check, Marion simultaneously seduces THREE New York guys, one of whom is a newlywed! Marion also swiftly picks up Big City vices, including boozing and chain-smoking, like a goose taking to the grass. During the brief running time of THEY CALL IT SIN, Marion only manages to get one of these men murdered, but give her time. The always eponymous Warner Bros. created THEY CALL IT SIN to warn America that comely blondes such as Marion are the Devil's play things, and if they're small town illegitimate chicks, better watch out!
Review of They Call It Sin
