Clemenza's car dealer, who delivered the car he "ordered" with wooden bumpers (altho I'm not sure that they made reference to this in the movie)?

plaw the wooden vs metal bumper I believe is in a deleted scene

OK, I hope I understand it now. This person received an order to kill someone, but it didn't work out (the target was not killed). I'll say Michael's body guard Busetta, since he was ordered to kill Hyman Roth but was thwarted.

CW you are getting way cold! Not even close. HINT Clemenza gave orders other than orders to kill.

"More wine, Paulie"....?

Was it Paulie because he followed Clemenza's order to pull over into the field (which turned out to be not so good for Paulie)?

You are getting a bit closer in time. HINT What are the first two orders Clemenza gave AFTER Paulie was shot?

Leave the gun, take the cannolis

But wouldn't that be Rocco he gave that order to? And Rocco is in the question!

PLAW correct. Now which other character in the trilogy "took the cannoli" and did not have it work out too well??????

Altobello. I'll let Plaw think of a new one.

Correctomundo it was Altobello.

NEXT??

Boooo.....Booooo....

Your clue was misleading, because it clearly implies that "this guy" (the answer to the clue) was following Clemenza's order.

Anyway, here's a new one:

He wasn't so smart after all.

I beg to differ. You were simply sidetracked and couldn't guess the answer.

Ah well, on to the new one. The obvious answer would be Fredo "I'm Smaht," and of course he turned out to be a moron, but that is way too obvious and easy.

Right. It's not Fredo. Way too obvious and easy.

I'm gonna guess Tessio. When Tom and Mike are talking at Vito's funeral, Mike says "Tessio was always smarter."

Yup...Tessio

Nobody wants to post a clue?

OK, I'll post one:
He's a lover, not a fighter.

Mike, when Connie tries to hit him and he hugs her?

Sorry, MM Tom Hagen, it's not Mike.

AM I missing something? What is the pending question?

I should have posted the clue in bold type so it wouldn't get lost in the shuffle. It's "hidden" just above MM Tom Hagen's last post , but here it is again:

He's a lover, not a fighter.

Is it Bruno Tataglia, who is shot while he is in bed with a hooker?

You mean Phillip? Sonny had Bruno whacked.

Yes, dontomasso and Mignon, it is Phillip Tattaglia, the prostitution kingpin (or lover, in the sexual sense of the word) who "could never have outfought Santino" (so he was not a fighter) .

If either of you are online, would you like to post a new clue?

While Roth ate his birthday cake he said to save them a piece.

dontomasso, is this another trick question? Even though Roth is sharing his birthday cake with his colleagues, he's not talking about saving pieces of cake, but about distributing pieces of his Havana interests.

Let's see... (I have to cheat and look at the script on J. Geoff's site). He promises a piece to the Lakeville Road boys, a piece to the Corleone Family, a piece to Eddie Levine and the Pennino brothers -- and he's saved a piece for some friends in Nevada (so "things go smooth back home").

Therefore, my guess is any or all of the above .

You are 100% correct. I was thinking of the pieces for the Lakeville Road Boys and for the people in Nevada just so things go smooth. But you are right on the other ones. Your turn!

I can't believe it! That must be the first dontomasso clue I got on the first guess .

Now here's mine:
While some working folks join the rat race, his career had him caught in a mouse trap.

I love the way your clue is written, Cristina. Like a real Jeopardy clue, which is kinda how this game is supposed to work.

No idea what the answer is, though.

Not ready for clues yet, however.