The role of Hyman Roth (played by Lee Strasberg) is one of my favorites in the trilogy.
I realize that former Ronald Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan has lost her bearing but her analysis of Roth's memorable "Moe Green" monologue makes for interesting reading.
That kid's name was Moe Green. And the city he invented was Las Vegas.
This was a great man, a man of vision and guts. And there isn't even a plaque or a signpost or a statue of him in that town.
Someone put a bullet through his eye. No one knows who gave the order. When I heard it, I wasn't angry. I knew Moe, I knew he was headstrong, talking loud, saying stupid things. So when he turned up dead, I let it go.
And I said to myself, this is the business we've chosen. I didn't ask who gave the order. Because it had nothing to do with business.
Thans-Great link. I have been tossing and turning over an opening I have to give at trial in a very complex case. Every cell in my body is screaming to simplify it and make it short despite the pressure to cover everything. I am cutting my opening down to 10 minutes after reading the link-thx (i am sure the jury will thank you as well)
I too thought Hyman Roth was a great character. I even stole one of his lines (actually a line about him) when talking about my Father. Daddy had some heart trouble when he was 28 but lived to be 90.
I told a friend that Daddy had been dying of the same heart attack for the last 50 years.
Just saw a "mobster" episode on Marvin Lansky via History Channel. Hyman Roth for sure.