Originally Posted By: johnny ola

What was so great about Genco? Wasn't Vito smarter and braver then Genco? Genco ran away when he saw that his girlfriend was being threatened, while Vito, went after Fanucci when Fanucci tried to extort him.


Genco backed away rather than confront Fanucci openly, which was probably a smart decision if Fanucci was connected, and certainly while Fanucci was threatening his girlfriend with a knife to her face. When Vito made his move against Fanucci he set it up by first behaving in a manner that convinced Fanucci he was cowed, then laying in wait for him in a dark hallway.