Originally posted by henry:
I think it was a serious weakness in the plot. With all the prostitutes in Las Vegas and Nevada why would Sen.Leary go to a place operated by his bitter enemies? In the 1950's simply a photograph of him at the place would have been enough to ruin his career.
How would Geary have known that the Corleone's operated the brothel? Do you think that whore houses advertise or sign-up with the Better Business Bureau and list their employees in the phone book? I'm quite sure that the Corleone's
controlled the brothel, with someone else fronting the operation. I'm confident that the brothel guy we see who meets Hagen actually ran the day-to-day operations or was the legal owner. It was probably very similar to the situation Roth was a silent partner in owning the Tropicalla, per the discussion Michael has with Ola:
"The casino you're interested in -- the registered owners are Jacob Lawrence, Allen Barclay - they're both Beverly Hills Attorneys. The real owners are the old Lakeville Road group from Cleveland, and our friend in Miami. Meyer Klingman runs the store -- he runs a piece of it, too -- he does alright."
