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I hate to spoil your objection, but it turns out those two responses to the Corleone's family "pulling a muscle" are not so silly. First of all, both characters are not from New York - the first is in Hollywood and Moe is in Las Vegas. Their reaction is sort of "you are a big shot in NY, but I am stronger here". And they ARE. Both the producer and Moe Green are people you don't want to mess with, who have obvious underworld and political connections, lots of money, and lots of respect in their own cities (Moe Green says sth like "I made this city"). In the 20s, I am sure the name "Al Capone" wouldn't be as scary in Miami or New York as it was in Chicago, would it? There were more reasons for the bravados: Moe Green knows that the Corleone family is being hit hard by other families, and the producer only knows stories about Corleone intimidating small-time showbusiness agents. HE is in another league compared to the "band leader" Vito Corleone threatened to kill. Besides that, pay more attention: the producer only calls Robert Duvall a Guinea Pig before he knows he's working for Corleone. After that, the tone changes, although he still won't yield. If you think the movie was boring and made you lose attention, that's OK. I understand that. But admit it, don't make plot holes that aren't there.
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