First round matches are in the books....

The first round matches in the Favorite Classic Screen Couples Tourney wrapped up last night and for the most part there were no major surprises. Here are the complete results broken down by brackets. Round two matches will begin Sunday morning. Me and Desiree will post the matches on Saturday to let everyone know who will be competing against whom.

THE ELAINE MARRIOT BRACKET:

1 Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers defeated 8 Esther Williams & Van Johnson 50-4
4 Clark Gable & Jean Harlow defeated 5 Jimmy Stewart & Jean Arthur 36-19
3 Cary Grant & Katharine Hepburn defeated 6 Cary Grant & Myrna Loy 29-24
2 Errol Flynn & Olivia de Havilland defeated 7 Rita Hayworth & Glenn Ford 47-11

THE ERENIA RUSSO BRACKET:

1 Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall defeated 8 Alan Ladd & Veronica Lake 44-10
5 Irene Dunne & Charles Boyer defeated 4 Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton 29-26
3 Greer Garson & Walter Pidgeon defeated 6 Janet Leigh & Tony Curtis 33-20
2 Cary Grant & Irene Dunne defeated 7 Barbara Stanwyck & Gary Cooper 36-19

THE JOSIE MILLER BRACKET:

1 William Powell & Myrna Loy defeated 8 Bette Davis & George Brent 45-3
4 Jimmy Stewart & Margaret Sullavan defeated 5 Greta Garbo & John Gilbert 25-17
6 Rosalind Russell & Robert Montgomery defeated 3 Laurence Oliver & Vivien Leigh 29-24
7 John Wayne & Maureen O'Hara defeated 2 Doris Day & Rock Hudson 26-19


THE CATHERINE BELLAMY BRACKET:
1 Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn defeated 8 Robert Montgomery & Joan Crawford 46-3
5 Clark Gable & Myrna Loy defeated 4 Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland 23-22
6 Rosalind Russell & Brian Aherne defeated 3 Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward 28-18
2 Nelson Eddy & Jeanette MacDonald defeated 7 Gene Tierney & Tyrone Power 45-14