Originally posted by AppleOnYa:
First of all, who care's where Fredo lived after that scene?
I do. That's why I asked
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That aside...it can probably be safely assumed that Vito Corleone left a sizeable inheritance/trust to each of his living children, and to the widow and children of Santino.
Well, they may have had a trust, but it seems pretty clear that Vito gave Michael control of the purse strings. When Connie announces to Michael during Anthony's party that she and Merle are getting married and would like to book a passage on the
Queen, she states that she came to Michael
because she needs money. Notably, Michael tries to dissuade Connie from her marriage plans, promising to give her a home on the estate in which she will never lack for anything. The implication is unmistakable: Do what I say and the funds will flow. Michael echoes the same sentiments with Fredo: "I've always taken care of you, Fredo," meaning that Michael is the trustee, Fredo and Connie et. al the beneficiaries.
(Incidentally, in a draft of the GF2 script at
Internet Movie Script Database , Connie and Merle marry at a Las Vegas chapel against Michael's wishes. While they are enjoying their first class honeymoon accommodations on the
Queen Mary, Michael freezes Connie's account and the couple is forced to change to a tiny 3rd class cabin.)
ps - Moe Green did not "HIT" Fredo in that hotel scene in Vegas. Moe was already storming his way out of the room when Fredo (stupidly) tried to hold him back and reason with Tom to get Don Corleone involved. What Moe did was pull his arm away in anger, disgust and frustration.
OK, Moe did pull his arm away in anger -- after he used it to hit or shove Fredo in the shoulder
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But if you watch the movie a few more times maybe you'll eventually figure that out, along with alot of other things that aren't worth nitpicking here on the BB.
Where have I heard that before?
... and how many times?
