Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955) was a splashy musical movie based on a work by Anita Loos, author of the novel and play Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, which had been turned into a smash film with Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe two years before. The studio attempted to repeat the formula, with Russell returning but Jeanne Crain stepping in for a presumably otherwise engaged Monroe (both women played new characters). Alan Young (later the owner of TV's Mr. Ed), Scott Brady (brother of Lawrence Tierney), and Rudy Vallee also appear; this film was not as well received as the earlier one. Directed by Richard Sale from a screenplay by Mary Loos and Sale. Anita Loos had entitled her version "But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes," but the studio dropped the first word from the title for the film. Anita Loos (April 26, 1889 – August 18, 1981) was an acclaimed American screenwriter, playwright and author. ... Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a novel written by Anita Loos that was published in 1925, a Broadway play produced in 1926, a Broadway musical produced in 1949, which Loos also wrote the book for, and two motion pictures. ... Jane Russell in 1943. ... Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) is one of the 20th centurys most famous movie stars, sex symbols and pop icons. ... Jeanne Crain Jeanne Elizabeth Crain (May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an American actress. ... Alan Young with singer Olga San Juan at AFRS TALENT in the 1950s Alan Young (born November 19, 1919) is an actor best known for his television role opposite a talking horse, Mister Ed. ... Mister Ed was a popular US television comedy show that aired on CBS from 1961-1966. ... Brady in He Walked by Night Scott Brady (September 13, 1924-April 16, 1985) was an American film actor. ... Lawrence Tierney in Born to Kill (1947) Lawrence Tierney (March 15, 1919 – (February 26, 2002) was an American actor. ... Rudy Vallee (July 28, 1901 - July 3, 1986) was a popular United States singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer. ... Mary Loos (May 6, 1910 - October 11, 2004) was an actress, screenwriter, and novelist. ...