First round action in the 40's era brackets is now complete

Here are the final numbers for the eight matches that just concluded in the 40's era portion of the 2015 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney.

First off, top seed in the 40's era and last year's final four finalist Olivia de Havilland got off to a great start in ripping Hedy Lamarr by the count of 53-9. Meanwhile Maureen O'Hara squeaked by Vivien Leigh 35-31 in one thrilling match. 2nd seed Ingrid Bergman had little trouble with Margaret Lockwood with a 47-17 win. And former winless actress Greer Garson got her first win ever in tourney play...and it was an impressive win, taking down Joan Fontaine 50-17. Wow. All those matches took place in the European Lovelies bracket.

In the Box office queens bracket, top seed Katharine Hepburn cruised to a 51-12 victory over Virginia Mayo. A mild upset occurred as 5th seed Ida Lupino defeated 4th seed Jane Wyman 36-24. Recent screwball comedy queen tourney winner Rosalind Russell crushed her co-star from The Women Paulette Goddard 50-14. And in the closest match of this round, Teresa Wright beat Ann Sheridan 33-31, as she rallied late in the day to send Ann packing.

OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND 53 HEDY LAMARR 9
MAUREEN O'HARA 35 VIVIEN LEIGH 31
INGRID BERGMAN 47 MARGARET LOCKWOOD 17
GREER GARSON 50 JOAN FONTAINE 17

KATHARINE HEPBURN 51 VIRGINIA MAYO 12
IDA LUPINO 36 JANE WYMAN 24
ROSALIND RUSSELL 50 PAULETTE GODDARD 14
TERESA WRIGHT 33 ANN SHERIDAN 31

Round 2 matches will begin tomorrow afternoon...