Round 3 of the Favorite Silent Actress Tourney begins now...

Here we go with round 3 of the favorite silent actress tourney. 4 matches with 8 remaining women. And it looks to be some top tier matches for sure. I'll start my two matches here on All Good Things now and Catherine will start her two matches tomorrow morning. Here's the link to her blog:http://obscurecinemamagic.wordpress.com/

THE DESIREE BRACKET

MARY PICKFORD

VS

CLARA BOW

THE STEPHEN BRACKET

LOUISE BROOKS

VS

BEBE DANIELS

And then over at Catherine's blog, these two matches

THE JOSIE BRACKET

GRETA GARBO

VS

JANET GAYNOR

THE MARIA BRACKET

NORMA SHEARER

VS

GLORIA SWANSON

Matches will run through Thursday evening. Good luck to all the women who

have made it this far!

Round 2 of The Favorite Silent Actress Tourney begins tonight

Things get tougher as we begin round 2 of the favorite silent actress tourney hosted by me and my friend Catherine. This round features 8 matches, four of them taking place here and four more taking place over at Catherine's blog Plucked From Obscurity. Here are the matches below for the All Good Things portion:

Stephen Bracket:

3 LILLIAN GISH

VS

10 LOUISE BROOKS

13 BEBE DANIELS

VS

26 EDNA PURVIANCE

Desiree Bracket:

1 MARY PICKFORD

VS

25 DOLORES COSTELLO

6 CLARA BOW

VS

11 ALLA NAZIMOVA

The polls are on the right hand sidebar and will run through Thursday. Go here to see the matches taking place on Catherine's blog...http://obscurecinemamagic.wordpress.com/

Second round matches (Funny Ladies and Singers/Dancers)

This evening begins the other two categories of the 30's era bracket, Funny Ladies and Singers and Dancers. Here are the match-ups. And they will run through Saturday afternoon. Some choice matches here especially in the funny ladies category between my girl Carole and Jean Harlow. And Myrna Loy vs Jean Arthur. Place your bets.

FUNNY LADIES

1 CAROLE LOMBARD
Tourney Record (9-3)
first round victory over Margaret Dumont 58-7



VS



4 JEAN HARLOW
Tourney Record (2-3)
First Round victory over Margaret Sullavan 54-9


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2 MYRNA LOY
Tourney Record (5-2)
First Round victory over Thelma Todd 49-25



VS



3 JEAN ARTHUR
Tourney Record (2-2)
First round victory over Una Merkel 37-36



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SINGERS/DANCERS

4 ELEANOR POWELL
Tourney Record (1-0)
First round victory over Luise Rainer 52-14


VS


8 BEBE DANIELS
Tourney Record (1-0)
First round victory over Shirley Temple 37-32


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6 RUBY KEELER
Tourney Record (1-1)
First round victory over Mae West 42-26



VS


7 JOAN BLONDELL
Tourney record (1-1)
First round victory over Jeanette MacDonald 48-18