Carole Lombard...the day after

 After her victory over Bette Davis on Sunday to claim the crown for Favorite Classic Movie Actress of 2013, Carole Lombard was as giddy as a schoolgirl. Congratulations Carole!

2013 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tournament: Jane Greer

The 2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tournament Preview: the 60's Era

So now we arrive at the final preview for the 2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tournament with the 1960's era. This bracket will take place right here on All Good Things and I have listed all the matches for the first round below, with the top seeds for each of the four groups highlighted. Tourney will start simultaneous with the other three blogs on Monday March 5th. I am going for Natalie Wood in this era.

60's Sophisticates Top Seed Jean Simmons

 60’s SOPHISTICATES

1 JEAN SIMMONS VS 8 CAROL LYNLEY

4 BRIGITTE BARDOT VS 5 CLAUDIA CARDINALE

2 FAYE DUNAWAY VS 7 VERA MILES

3 ROMY SCHNEIDER VS 6 ANNE BANCROFT

Overall top seed of 60's era Natalie Wood (and last year final four finalist)

60’S FUNNY LADIES/GIRLS NEXT DOOR

1 NATALIE WOOD VS 8 STELLA STEVENS

4 TUESDAY WELD VS 5 HAYLEY MILLS

2 JANE FONDA VS 7 PATTY DUKE

3 SANDRA DEE VS 6 GLYNIS JOHNS

60's Drama Queens top seed Julie Christie

60’S DRAMA QUEENS

1 JULIE CHRISTIE VS 8 TIPPI HEDREN

4 LIV ULLMAN VS 5 SUSANNAH YORK

2 LEE REMICK VS 7 JEAN SEBERG

3 CATHERINE DENEUVE VS 6 SHARON TATE

60's Singers/Dancers Top Seed Julie Andrews

60’S SINGERS/DANCERS

1 JULIE ANDREWS VS 8 JEANNE MOREAU

4 SHIRLEY JONES VS 5 RITA MORENO

2 SHIRLEY MACLAINE VS 7 EDIE ADAMS

3 ANN-MARGRET VS 6 RAQUEL WELCH

The 2012 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tournament Preview: The 50's era

So now we're up to the 1950's era for the upcoming favorite movie actress tournament. This era will be handled by be but not here. My good friend Dawn has graciously let me use her blog Noir and Chick Flicks to stage the 50's bracket there. Will have the same schedule as the other two eras I have previewed: Monday, March 5th for the first round. Here is the link to Dawn's blog: noir and chick flicks
Below are the scheduled matches with the top 4 seeds of the the 4 categories highlighted. There is one big change from last year's tourney...Doris Day, the top seed of the 60's era will now compete in the 50's era. We will watch closely to see how well she fares in a new era. I think she will do just fine. My pick to win this era though is Elizabeth Taylor.

Overall top seed of 50's era Grace Kelly (and final four finalist last year)

50’S SOPHISICATES

1 GRACE KELLY VS 8 RHONDA FLEMING

4 SOPHIA LOREN VS 5 ANNE FRANCIS

2 AUDREY HEPBURN VS 7 DOROTHY MALONE

3 DEBORAH KERR VS 6 KIM NOVAK

Funny Ladies/Girls Next Door top seed Judy Holliday

50’S FUNNY LADIES/GIRLS NEXT DOOR

1 JUDY HOLLIDAY VS 8 PIER ANGELI

4 JAYNE MANSFIELD VS 5 JANET LEIGH

2 MARILYN MONROE VS 7 JOANNE WOODWARD

3 THELMA RITTER VS 6 EVA MARIE SAINT

Drama queens top seed Elizabeth Taylor

50’S DRAMA QUEENS

1 ELIZABETH TAYLOR VS 8 SHELLEY WINTERS (a match between A Place in the Sun
women....very cool)

4 ANNE BAXTER VS 5 ELEANOR PARKER

2 SUSAN HAYWARD VS 7 JENNIFER JONES

3 AVA GARDNER VS 6 GLORIA GRAHAME

Singers/Dancers top seed Doris Day

50’S SINGERS/DANCERS

1 DORIS DAY VS 8 JANE RUSSELL

4 VERA-ELLEN VS 5 LESLIE CARON

2 DEBBIE REYNOLDS VS 7 JANE POWELL (might be the best match of this round)

3 CYD CHARISSE VS 6 DOROTHY DANDRIDGE

The 2012 Favorite Classic Film Actress Tournament Preview: The Silent/1930's Era

Just a little over 2 weeks left before we kick off the 2012 Favorite Classic Film Tournament. I thought I would go ahead and preview each of the four brackets and all the matches in the first round. Like I stated in an earlier post, due to the sheer number of actresses involved this time around..a whopping 128, I enlisted some help. John of Mythical Monkey will be handling the silent/30's era on his blog while Desiree will take care of the 1940's era on her blog. I shall have  the honors of doing the 60's era here on my blog and also the 50's era on my good friend Dawn's blog Noir and Chick Flicks.

Today I will present John's matches and top seeds of the era he will be handling: the silent/30's. And this year thanks to John, we will break down the era's competitors by categories. Which is a wonderful idea. Thanks John. They are: They Had Faces, Tough Broads and Pre-Code Babes, Funny Ladies and Singers/Dancers. I have John's matches below with the top seed or top actress for each category. I will do similar posts for each other era as well in the coming days.

The tourney kicks off Monday, March 5th simultaneously across all four blogs with the first round voting lasting until Sunday, March 12th. We will try to capture the feel of college basketball's tourney dubbed March Madness, as best we can.  I will provide daily updates on all the matches as they are happening. Then the  following Monday, Round 2 will begin and so forth. Here is the link to John's blog:
mythicalmonkey

Number one seed of They Had Faces category - Greta Garbo

THEY HAD FACES



1.Greta Garbo v. 8.Anna May Wong


2.Mary Pickford v. 7.Janet Gaynor


3.Lillian Gish v. 6.Gloria Swanson


4.Clara Bow v. 5.Louise Brooks

Number one seed of Tough Broads/Pre-Code Babes Category-Barbara Stanwyck

TOUGH BROADS AND PRE-CODE BABES


1.Barbara Stanwyck v. 8.Miriam Hopkins


2.Marlene Dietrich v. 7.Elsa Lanchester


3.Joan Crawford v. 6.Norma Shearer (Crystal Allen vs Mary Haines of The Women! Catfight!)


4.Claudette Colbert v. 5.Mary Astor

Number one seed of Funny Ladies category - Carole Lombard

FUNNY LADIES


1.Carole Lombard v. 8.Gail Patrick (ooooohhhh...a match between the Bullock sisters
from My Man Godfrey!)


2.Myrna Loy v. 7.Margaret Dumont


3.Jean Harlow v. 6.Marie Dressler


4.Jean Arthur v. 5.Margaret Sullavan

Overall top seed of silent/30's era Irene Dunne (and defending champion)

SINGERS AND DANCERS


1.Irene Dunne v. 8.Luise Rainer


2.Shirley Temple v. 7.Hattie McDaniel


3.Ginger Rogers v. 6.Joan Blondell (a very interesting match!)


4.Jeanette MacDonald v. 5.Mae West

My Favorite Top 50 Classic Film Actresses (Revised and Expanded) #1-25

As promised here is my part two of my top 50 favorite classic film actresses. Starting at #25 with an iconic blonde named Marilyn.


25. MARILYN MONROE

 Favorite role: Lorelei Lee (GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES)
Favorite film: THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH

24. DEBBIE REYNOLDS

Favorite role: Kathy Selden (SINGIN' IN THE RAIN)Favorite film: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN

23. JEAN ARTHUR

Favorite role: Alice Sycamore (YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU)
Favorite film: EASY LIVING


22. LEE REMICK

Favorite role: Laura Manion (ANATOMY OF A MURDER)
Favorite film: BABY THE RAIN MUST FALL

21. SHIRLEY JONES

Favorite role: Marian Paroo (THE MUSIC MAN)
Favorite film: TWO RODE TOGETHER

20. MARGARET LOCKWOOD

Favorite role: Barbara Worth (THE WICKED LADY)
Favorite film: THE LADY VANISHES

19. OLIVIA de HAVILLAND

Favorite role: Maid Marian (THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD)
Favorite film: THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD

18. NATALIE WOOD












Favorite role: Alva Starr (THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED)Favorite film: THE GREAT RACE


17. JANE WYMAN

Favorite role: Jean Campbell (PRINCESS O'ROURKE)
Favorite film: THE LOST WEEKEND

16. JEAN HARLOW

Favorite role: Lola Burns (BOMBSHELL)Favorite film: LIBELED LADY

15. DONNA REED

Favorite role: Alma Burke (FROM HERE TO ETERNITY)
Favorite film: FROM HERE TO ETERNITY)

14. EDIE ADAMS

Favorite role: Rebel Davis (LOVER COME BACK) Favorite film: IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD


13. BARBARA STANWYCK

Favorite role: Jean Harrington (THE LADY EVE)Favorite film: CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT

12. TERESA WRIGHT

Favorite role: Charlie Newton (SHADOW OF A DOUBT)Favorite film: THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES

 11. GRACE KELLY

Favorite role: Lisa Fremont (REAR WINDOW)Favorite film: REAR WINDOW

10. DEBORAH KERR

Favorite role: Miss Giddens (THE INNOCENTS)Favorite film: FROM HERE TO ETERNITY

9. BETTE DAVIS

Favorite role: Margo Channing (ALL ABOUT EVE)Favorite film: ALL ABOUT EVE

8. SHIRLEY MACLAINE

Favorite role: Fran Kubelik (THE APARTMENT)Favorite film: THE APARTMENT

7. LANA TURNER

Favorite role: Sheila Regan (THE ZIEGFELD GIRL)Favorite film: IMITATION OF LIFE

6. ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY

Favorite role: Samantha Stevens (BEWITCHED)Favorite film: THE LEGEND OF LIZZIE BORDEN

5. ELIZABETH TAYLOR

Favorite role: Maggie the Cat (CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF)
Favorite film: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF

4. ANN SHERIDAN

Favorite role: Catherine Gates (I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE)Favorite film: I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE/GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE

3. MYRNA LOY

Favorite role: Nora Charles (THE THIN MAN Series)Favorite film: THE THIN MAN/THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES

2. IRENE DUNNE

Favorite role: Ellen Arden (MY FAVORITE WIFE)Favorite film: MY FAVORITE WIFE/PENNY SERENADE
And finally my favorite actress of all time, which should come as no surprise to all of my readers...


1. CAROLE LOMBARD

Favorite role: Ann (MR. AND MRS. SMITH)Favorite film: All of them!

My Favorite Top 50 Classic Film Actresses (Revised and Expanded) #26-50

There are just so many great and wonderful classic actresses that my top 25 really only scratches the surface. I realized that while setting up the 2012 favorite classic actress tournament as we have the count at 128 and still missing out on tons of more actresses who are not in the field. So I decided to expand my favorite actress list to a top 50 that captures most of my favorites. I will break down this list into two parts and shall begin with number 50 and work my way up to number 1, which should be no surprise to all my friends and followers. But let's get started with the second 25 shall we..

50. VERA MILES

Favorite role: Lila Crane (PSYCHO)Favorite film: PSYCHO

49. MITZI GAYNOR

Favorite role: Nellie Forbush (SOUTH PACIFIC)
Favorite film: LES GIRLS

48. JOAN CRAWFORD

Favorite role: Crystal Allen (THE WOMEN)Favorite film: THE WOMEN

47. JEAN SIMMONS

Favorite role: Nancy Downes (DIVORCE AMERICAN STYLE)
Favorite film: THE GRASS IS GREENER


46. ANNE BAXTER

Favorite role: Eve Harrington (ALL ABOUT EVE)
Favorite film: ALL ABOUT EVE

45. LOUISE BROOKS

Favorite role: Lulu (PANDORA'S BOX)Favorite film: PANDORA'S BOX

44. DORIS DAY

Favorite role: Judy Adams (IT'S A GREAT FEELING)
Favorite film: SEND ME NO FLOWERS



43. LAUREN BACALL

Favorite role: Marie"Slim" Browning (TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT)
Favorite film: THE BIG SLEEP


42. LUCILLE BALL

Favorite role: Annabel Alison (THE AFFAIRS OF ANNABEL)
Favorite film: STAGE DOOR


41. GREER GARSON

Favorite role: Mrs. Miniver (MRS. MINIVER
Favorite film: MRS. MINIVER

40. GENE TIERNEY

Favorite role: Ellen Berent Harland (LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN)
Favorite film: LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN/THE GHOST & MRS. MUIR

39. GAIL PATRICK

Favorite role: Bianca Bates (MY FAVORITE WIFE)
Favorite film: MY  FAVORITE WIFE

38. GINGER ROGERS

Favorite role: Jean Maitland (STAGE DOOR)
Favorite film: STAGE DOOR/SWING TIME

37. GRETA GARBO

Favorite role: Ninotchka (NINOTCHKA)
Favorite film: NINOTCHKA

36. JOAN BENNETT

Favorite role: Kitty March (SCARLET STREET)
Favorite film: FATHER OF THE BRIDE



35. RITA HAYWORTH

Favorite role: Gilda (GILDA)
Favorite film: GILDA

34. ROSALIND RUSSELL

Favorite role: Hildy Johnson (HIS GIRL FRIDAY)
Favorite film: HIS GIRL FRIDAY


33. MIRIAM HOPKINS

Favorite role: Becky Sharp (BECKY SHARP)Favorite film: THESE THREE

32. THELMA RITTER

Favorite role: Stella (REAR WINDOW)
Favorite film: ALL ABOUT EVE

31. ROMY SCHNEIDER

Favorite role: Janet Lagelof (GOOD NEIGHBOR SAM)
Favorite film: GOOD NEIGHBOR SAM


30. JANE GREER

Favorite role: Kathie (OUT OF THE PAST)
Favorite film: OUT OF THE PAST

29. CATHERINE DENEUVE

Favorite role: Severine Serizy (BELLE DE JOUR)
Favorite film: BELLE DE JOUR

28. JOAN BLONDELL

Favorite role: Rosie Sturges (KANSAS CITY PRINCESS)
Favorite film: GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933

27. HOPE LANGE

Favorite role: Caroline Bender (THE BEST OF EVERYTHING)
Favorite film: PEYTON PLACE


26. ELLA RAINES

Favorite role: Libby (HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO)
Favorite film: HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO)