The Mafia-connected head of multiple casinos in Las Vegas. The Corleone Family bankrolls Greene’s hotel-casino. Greene also gives Fredo Corleone a job in the casino at the request of Don Corleone. When Michael Corleone assumes the title of acting boss of the Family, he offers to buy out Greene’s hotel. When Greene protests, Michal has him killed.
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Moe Greene Character Timeline in The Godfather
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Chapter 22
...She also agrees to look after Fredo Corleone, who, under the wings of casino magnate Moe Greene, has become a hopelessly reckless womanizer.
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Chapter 27
...out all our interests in the olive oil business and settling here.” He says that Moe Greene will sell his interest to give the Corleones full ownership of the hotel. Fredo...
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Moe Green unexpectedly arrives and requests to talk to Michael. Greene buys the group a round...
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Michael coldly accuse Moe of “slap[ping] [Fredo] around in public.” Fredo sticks up for Moe, claiming that “Moe didn’t...
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The next morning, Fredo tells Michael that Moe will not give up his casino, to which Michael shrugs. They visit Fontane and Nino...
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Chapter 28
After Nino’s funeral, authorities find Moe Greene shot to death in his mistress’s Hollywood home. A month later, Al Neri returns...
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