Looked for a thread on this and did'nt see anything except for a bit of discussion on Roth/ Lansky. Over time found out that alot of stuff was taken from actual things that happened.Whether some of it's true or not can't say.

So here's what I've got. Would be interested if anyone has anything else.


Fontaine/ Sinatra
The offer that could'nt be refused - Sinatra's contract was bought out for a dollar by Willie Moretti from Tommy Dorsey after a little "urging".

The Horses head - One of Harry Cohn's horses was shot after Johhny Roselli talked to Cohn, at Frank Costello's request, and was refused on giving Frank the part in From Here to Eternity which Sinatra won an Academy Award for and which revived his sagging carear. Cohn also had a rep as a sexual predator with actresses.

Roth was Lansky with a compacted Cuba/ Isreal story.

Moe Green was Bugsy. Both shot in the left eye I believe.

The Frank Pantangali (sp?)strangulation was taken from what happened to Larry Gallo.Down to the C note.

The senate hearing looked alot like the Valachi clips I've seen.

Senator Pat Geary was supposedly based on Pat McCaran.

Pope John Paul I was only in his post for about a month. Rumors of poisoned coffee were heard. At the time there was a Vatican Bank scandal about money laundering which was mob related.

I've never heard or read this but always felt that the meeting with the heads of the five families was based on Apalachin where drug distribution was supposed to be discussed and the clipping of the heads of the families at the end of GFI was based on the Night of Sicilian Vespers myth.

If anyone has anything else would love to know.

Ron

Ron, we've discussed this in various places. Click here for one that was held in the "Godfather novel" board:

http://www.gangsterbb.net/threads/ubbthr...=true#Post49989

Forgot about the Ola/ Alo thing.

Never did pick up on the Zasa/ Colombo comparison. Pretty obvious though. Also the Fredo/ Tommy Gambino deal.

I've read different things on Vito. Based on Bonanno,Gambino or Costello. Always felt it was a combo of all.

Some good info there. Thanks!

Ron

Yes, Vito was a combination. Like Joe Profaci, he was the biggest importer of olive oil in the US. Like Joe Bonanno, he intended for his son to succeed him, and the family was betrayed by one of his top lieutenants. Like Carlo Gambino, he was the biggest Mafia Don in America, but led a very quiet, retiring life and was never arrested (ok, Gambino was arrested twice but they were minor offenses). Like Salvatore Maranzano, he was the victor in a defining Mob war in the Thirties. But, IMO, he most resembled Costello.

But I always thought that he mirrored Bonanno the most.

Yes, Vito alway reminded me Costello, even down to the scratchy voice

Rocco's shooting of Roth resembled the shooting of Harvey Oswald by Jack Rubin.

That's quite a conspiracy theory... I thought it was Jack Ruby.

This may be a discussion for another board, but speaking of Bonano... has anyone here ever seen the film "The Youngest Godfather"??? I happened to pick this up a few years ago (on accident) and was actually quite pleased with it (aside from the abrupt ending and horrible acting).