Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Classic Movie Actor Tournament: Silent/30's Era Round 1 Results

The first round of the silent/30's era bracket of the Classic Movie Actor Tournament has concluded and they quite a bit of top seeded actors losing out. But first let's talk about the ones who cruised to victory like expected. Top seed Clark Cable thrashed Douglas Fairbanks Jr. 31-10. Second seeded Charlie Chaplin edged out 15th seeded Fredric March, 23-17. 7th seed Errol Flynn had little trouble with 10th seed Paul Muni, 33-7. And 6th seed William Powell blew out 11th seed George Brent, 38-2 in the round's most lopsided victory. Now onto the upsets. 9th seed Buster Keaton had a mild upset of 8th seed John Gilbert 28-10. 4th seed Douglas Fairbanks Sr got manhandled by 13th seed Fred Astaire 29-11. 5th seed Rudolph Valentino was ripped by 12th seed James Cagney 34-7. And 14th seed Ronald Colman outlasted 3rd seed John Barrymore 24-15. So the tournament is wide open now. Here are the full results:

CLARK GABLE                      31
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR. 10

BUSTER KEATON 28
JOHN GILBERT      10

FRED ASTAIRE                     29
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS SR 11

JAMES CAGNEY                34
RUDOLPH VALENTINO      7

CHARLES CHAPLIN 23
FREDRIC MARCH     17

ERROL FLYNN      33
PAUL MUNI             7

RONALD COLMAN     24
JOHN BARRYMORE    15

WILLIAM POWELL 38
GEORGE BRENT        2

Round two begins immediately tonight once I set up the brackets.
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3 comments:

  1. Patti June 1, 2011 at 9:48 PM

    As you know, I am on vacation (until next Wednesday), but I told you I intended to participate in this. (Talk about a dedicated follower...right?)

    I love George Brent, so I am heartbroken by his horrible loss!!! Only one other person walks to the same drummer I do on that one!! Also, I am a huge Cagney fan...hope he takes this whole bracket.

    Have a great day!!

    (I think this is showing up as anonymous, although I'm logged in to my account...Patti)

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  2. Irene PalfyJune 2, 2011 at 1:26 AM

    I just can't get over the John BarrymoreRonald Coleman result..

    And poor George Brent! Seems that he never had a chance.. But William Powell is great!

    Thank you for giving us the opportunity to vote for our favourites, Monty!!

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  3. Erich KuerstenJune 2, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    I can't believe that bore Coleman beat out the ever-florid Mr. John Barrymore. Don't make me send for the Firestarter!

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