▁Sax oph one ▁player , ▁mar ries ▁Dor othy ▁Gl oria ▁— ▁Dor othy ' s ▁friend ▁Jerry ▁— ▁Vi ol ent ▁background , ▁h ired ▁to ▁kill ▁L ester ▁Claude ▁— ▁Dor othy ' s ▁new ▁lo ver ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁analysis ▁Both ▁Gent le men ▁Pre fer ▁Bl ond es ▁and ▁But ▁Gent le men ▁Mar ry ▁Brun ettes ▁were ▁viewed ▁by ▁female ▁sch ol ars ▁as ▁celebr ation ▁border ing ▁on ▁sat ire . ▁Gent le men ▁Mar ry ▁Brun ettes ▁is ▁often ▁considered ▁the ▁we aker ▁of ▁the ▁two , ▁and ▁only ▁works ▁as ▁a ▁companion ▁piece ▁to ▁Lo os ' ▁first ▁install ment . ▁ ▁Film ▁adaptation ▁The ▁film ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁novel , ▁Gent le men ▁Mar ry ▁Brun ettes ▁( 1 9 5 5 ), ▁is ▁very ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁Lo os ' ▁book . ▁The ▁plot ▁is ▁very ▁different . ▁Gent le men ▁Mar ry ▁Brun ettes ▁is ▁a ▁musical ▁film ▁made ▁by ▁Russ - Field ▁produ ctions , ▁st arring ▁Jane ▁Russell ▁and ▁Jean ne ▁C rain , ▁and ▁released ▁by ▁United ▁Art ists . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Richard ▁S ale , ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁director ▁and ▁Bob ▁Water field ▁( Russ ell ' s ▁husband ) ▁with ▁Robert ▁Bass ler ▁as ▁executive ▁producer , ▁from ▁a ▁screen play ▁by ▁Mary ▁Lo os ▁and ▁S ale , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁novel ▁But ▁Gent le men ▁Mar ry ▁Brun ettes ▁by ▁An ita ▁Lo os . ▁ ▁An ita ▁Lo os