Originally posted by olivant:
When you think of it, FFC had Clemenza doing alot in GF I. It was Clemenza who was emphasized at the wedding, who accompanied Sonny out to confront the FBI, who was given the Bonasera job, who came to Sonny's house after Vito was shot, who showed up with Hagen and the detectives at the hospital, and who trained Mike with the gun. Did I miss anything? Some of this emphasis is based on the novel, but still it shows the Corleones' preference for Clemenza.
I wonder how much of this "emphasis" is based on the fact that Richard Castellano (Clemenza) was the highest paid actor in the movie (excepting Brando). Between the two capos I suspect they gave Clemenza more screen time and dialogue because he was more "famous" (than Abe Vigoda who played Tessio).
