A movie we couldn't refuse — or could we?: 'The Godfather,' a half century later

Exactly 50 years ago, in the spring of 1972, my friend Bob and I put on black shirts and white ties (for some reason that’s what we thought guys in the Mafia wore) and got on line to see “The Godfather” at the Mid-Island Mall in Plainview.

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