But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes 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. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes But Gentlemen
Emmaline Henry in her teens. She went to Hollywood in the early 1950s and found her way into the choruses of several musicals. Producers began noticing, however, that her comic skills were superior to her singing. She toured in musicals like "Top Banana," and later appeared in the film version of the show. She succeeded Carol Channing in the play "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." Henry made her television debut in a 1955 episode of the ZIV production, "I Led Three Lives". This was followed by appearances in another ZIV TV show, "Highway Patrol". She appeared on "The Red Skelton Show" in 1961 and,