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What the Hell was Red's first name?

posted 18 years ago by Moor-Larkin
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When you see his name on the pay-sheet, doesn't it show it as "G. Redmond"? Some sources claim it was a C, but I'm sure it was G.

Could it have been Gaylord? This was a surprisingly popular name in the past. There was a famous theatre actor who went by that moniker. Like Johnny Cash's Boy named Sue,wouldn't Gaylord have made you a really angry young man? Perhaps not, in those days..... Mind you, wasn't John Wayne's real name Marian? What's in a name anyhow. Any suggestions?

[–] herbertanchovy 18 years ago

assuming it was a C, then Cuthbert, charles, clarence,cyril or cecil all sound amusing in this context.

[–] herbertanchovy 18 years ago

No, I watched the film again yesterday. when lucy is typing up the driver's runs for the day it is quite clearly G. redman.

[–] zen86783 18 years ago

I like to think its Gerald, but everyone called him Gerry

(except they dont, they call him red, but never mind that :D)

[–] Altho73 18 years ago

I can think of several first names that I'd like to call Red, none of them complementary.

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[–] BrythonElis 18 years ago

Could it have ben "Cigarette" Redmond? Remember the fight between Red and Tom? That burnt-down fag-end didn't budge from the corner of Red's mouth, despite the frightening intensity of the fisticuffs. He was one tough guy. This was one corny film.

[–] defiant-10 17 years ago

I'd have bet money on it being Dick.
Anyone see some James Caan in the young McGoohan?

What I had in mind was boxing the compass.

[–] hemichallenger 17 years ago

C%*$

[–] JayBee-66 16 years ago

Being an Irish character, Redmond is a suitable surname.

Irish Christian names beginning with G would be Gerald, Geroid (Irish for Gerald - pron. Ge-road) and Gabriel. Some Gabriels shorten their names to Gaye.

Addendum - Just saw the film again. The name is definitely Redman, which just isn't an Irish surname at all.

[–] loza-1 11 years ago

If he is Irish, and his initial is G, then he is possibly named after St Gerard Majella.

[–] wuf810 16 years ago

Gay didn't mean Gay back in the late 50s so he would not been bothered in the slightest.

[–] gribfritz2 11 years ago

Some sources, including IMDB itself claim it's a C. I submitted a correction as it is obviously G.