[Presumably, he old man alerts Keyes, who arrives later in the film.] The porter notes - significantly - that he hasn""t been able to acquire life insurance because of his faulty heart [Neff""s heart - and life - have already been lost to thefemme fataleof the tale over life insurance]:They wouldn""t ever sell me any.The Oscar-nominated screenplay (originally titledMan and Wife) for the sparkling, MGM classic (screwball) comedy of the post-war years was way ahead of its time.When he heard someone at his tent, he returned and found that his rifle had been cracked in half, and his belongings had been strewn around." He found out that he was considered both a subversive alien fugitive by the Big Brother-type totalitarian government (the American Federation) and a savior to the rebels wishing to overthrow it.