Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Favorite Classic Musical Film Tournament (40's Era) Round 1 Matches

While the 20's/30's era winds down with the final match, here are the upcoming matches for the 40's era of our favorite classic musical film tournament. The 40's are notable for introducing Gene Kelly; Judy Garland doing her best work; and Fred Astaire branching out with new partners sans Ginger. So let's get to it, shall we...

1 YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy


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16 PIN-UP GIRL (1944)
Pin Up Girl

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8 THE HARVEY GIRLS (1946)

The Harvey Girls


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9 ANCHORS AWEIGH (1945)

Poster

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4 EASTER PARADE (1948)

Easter Parade


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13 COVER GIRL (1944)

Cover Girl

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5 ON THE TOWN (1949)

On the Town


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12 STORMY WEATHER (1943)
Stormy Weather

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2 GOING MY WAY (1944)
Going My Way


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15 BATHING BEAUTY (1944)






















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7 FOR ME AND MY GAL (1942)

For Me And My Gal



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10 YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH (1942)

Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth

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3 MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944)
Meet Me In St. Louis



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14 ZIEGFELD GIRL (1941)

Garland, Lamarr and Turner


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6 TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY (1946)























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11 HOLIDAY INN (1942)

Marjorie Reynolds




This era will kick off Wednesday morning and run through Friday 8 pm EST. Good luck to all the films that are competing.

1 comment:

  1. Compared to the 2o's/30's poll, I found it quite easy to choose in this first round, but I expect it will get harder as the films are whittled down!

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