Tournament Update.

Monty says: Everything is just humming along smoothly in the tourney as most of the top seeds are easily winning their respective matches, but there are a few close ones. In fact there are two matches currently tied. Here are the numbers after the second day of voting in the funny ladies and singers/dancers categories.


SILENT/30'S ERA

CAROLE LOMBARD 73 GAIL PATRICK 14
MYRNA LOY 70 MARGARET DUMONT 10
JEAN HARLOW 63 MARIE DRESSLER 15
JEAN ARTHUR 64 MARGARET SULLAVAN 14
IRENE DUNNE 74 LUISE RAINER 7
HATTIE MCDANIEL 43 SHIRLEY TEMPLE 38
GINGER ROGERS 51 JOANN BLONDELL 27
JEANETTE MACDONALD 44 MAE WEST 36


All the top seeds are rolling in this first round. Carole Lombard, Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow, Ginger Rogers, Jean Arthur (who missed out on last year's tourney, but is making up for it now) and defending champion Irene Dunne are just destroying their opponents. Especially Irene who is up 74-7 over two-time Oscar winner Luise Rainer. The close match is between Shirley Temple and Hattie McDaniel. McDaniel currently has a slight 5 point edge


THE 1940'S ERA

Here's Lucy!

ROSALIND RUSSELL 54 JEANNE CRAIN 7
JANE WYMAN 37 DONNA REED 30
LUCILLE BALL 47 MAUREEN O'HARA 28
EVE ARDEN 31 TERESA WRIGHT 23
JUDY GARLAND 53 MARGARET O'BRIEN 8
BETTY GRABLE 32 JUNE ALLYSON 23
RITA HAYWORTH 42 HEDY LAMARR 16
ANN MILLER 29 VIRGINIA MAYO 21


This era has some much closer matches. Jane Wyman and Donna Reed are battling it out big time with Wyman currently holding a 7 point edge. Eve Arden is up by 8 points over Teresa Wright. Betty Grable is leading June Allyson by 9. Ann Miller is up by 8 over Virginia Mayo. Top seed Rosalind Russell though is destroying Jeanne Crain 54-7. Someone should call for the mercy rule. And in the battle of the redheads, Lucille Ball fell behind early to Maureen O'Hara by as many as 8 points as now surged to lead by nearly 20. I guess the phrase 'I Love Lucy' is definitively most true.


THE 1950'S ERA

Debbie is rolling over Jane Powell

DORIS DAY 42 JANE RUSSELL 22
VERA-ELLEN 26 LESLIE CARON 26
DEBBIE REYNOLDS 38 JANE POWELL 19
CYD CHARISSE 42 DOROTHY DANDRIDGE 14
JUDY HOLLIDAY 42 PIER ANGELI 10
JANET LEIGH 46 JAYNE MANSFIELD 12
MARILYN MONROE 49 JOANNE WOODWARD 12
THELMA RITTER 45 EVA MARIE SAINT 14


We have one tie currently between Vera-Ellen (first time competing) and Leslie Caron (who got bounced in the first round last year). Looks like that match will go down to the wire. But the other matches are blow-outs. Top seed Doris Day is competing in the 50's era this year and loving it. She played in the 60's era last year. Different eras, same results as she is whipping Jane Russell 42-22. Another transfer from the 60's, Janet Leigh is having little trouble too in her match with Jayne Mansfield. She is up by 34 points.


THE 60'S ERA

First timer Hayley Mills is proving she deserves to be

here as she is winning over Tuesday Weld

JULIE ANDREWS 46 JEANNE MOREAU 12
SHIRLEY JONES 33 RITA MORENO 22
SHIRLEY MACLAINE 43 EDIE ADAMS 15
ANN-MARGRET 31 RAQUEL WELCH 22
NATALIE WOOD 46 STELLA STEVENS 8
HAYLEY MILLS 32 TUESDAY WELD 20
JANE FONDA 39 PATTY DUKE 13
SANDRA DEE 31 GLYNIS JOHNS 22


Top seed Julie Andrews is winning  big over Jeanne Moreau as expected. The other top seed Natalie Wood is having no trouble either in her match with Stella Stevens. Ann-Margret vs Raquel Welch and Sandra Dee vs Glynis Johns both have the same scores...31-22 with Ann and Sandra leading. Should go down to the wire.


These matches will run through tonight and if there is a tie along the way, a tie-breaker match will take place tomorrow for one day only to see who will move on to round 2.