weaker of the two, and only works as a companion piece to Loos' first installment. Film adaptation The film based on the novel, Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955), is very loosely based on Loos' book. The plot is very different. Gentlemen Marry Brunettes is a musical film made by Russ-Field productions, starring Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain, and released by United Artists. The film was directed by Richard Sale, produced by the director and Bob Waterfield (Russell's husband) with Robert Bassler as executive producer, from a screenplay by Mary Loos and Sale, based on the novel But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes by Anita Loos. Anita Loos was the author of the novel and play Gentlemen Prefer Blondes which had been turned into a smash film with Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe in 1953. This film was not as well received as the earlier one. Anita Loos had entitled her book But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, but the studio dropped the first word from the title for the film. References External links 1927 American novels American novels adapted into films American comedy novels American satirical novels Novels by Anita Loos Fictional diaries Novels first published in serial form Novels set in New York City Novels set in the Roaring Twenties Works originally published in Harper's Bazaar Sequel novels Boni & Liveright books