Fredo's job description :

Take care of some Mickey Mouse night club somewhere.
Pick somebody up at the airport.
Run a bordello.
Open the drapes.
Show the government people a good time in Havana.
Walk in a daze.



But getting back to Godfather 1, I think that Fredo was a made man. As you pointed out he did sit in on some important meetings. And also, as you've pointed out, Vito knew his (Fredo's) limitations. So he may have given him a postion within the family, one that seemed important to Fredo himself, but in truth one that couldn't really have been that important.

One line in GF that always had me wondering just how high up Fredo really was is when Clemenza says to Sonny, after the Vito is shot ; "I asked Freddy if he wants me to get a different bodyguard and he said no."

That line alone tells me that Fredo did have some kind of control over the Capos and the soldiers.

Perhaps that is the reason that Fredo was soooo angry when Mike took over, feeling that he should have been the next in line, but instead was stepped over. He may have really believed that he was doing important stuff while he was under his father's command.


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