"Alfred provided background on mercenary Bane: "Him and his men were behind a coup in West Africa that secured mining operations for our friend John Daggett.Thorin was brought before the Elven King Thranduil, a blonde Elf with a crown of leaves and twigs, who was immediately suspicious of Thorin""s greedy motives and quest:Some may imagine that a noble quest is at hand.A few of the loosely-connected scenes that were woven ogether have become classics:the funny sight-gag of repeatedly pickpocketing a Sheriff of a $5 dollar bill, to make it look like a $15 bill was paidthe famous "Tootsie-Frootsie" Ice Cream/Code Book scene at the racetrackthe Phone Call Impersonation sequencethe two Medical Examination scenesa clever Pantomime (Game of Charades) o indicate a frame-upthe Dinner-Date seduction and Wallpapering to the Wall scenethe destruction of a piano and its transformation into a harpthe climactic Steeplechase race sequenceThis was theonlyMarx Brothers film to receive a competitive Oscar nomination -- Dave Gould""s Best Dance Direction for the song/dance number "All God""s Children Got Rhythm" in he last part of the film.He stealthily approaches, quietly inserts his key, and opens her door.A young woman in her mid-twenties, Amy (Teri Garr) has been waiting for him in her bed.She wears white socks and a blue bathrobe: "I didn""t think you were coming." Throughout the scene, Amy remains in the light, while Harry is shrouded in a cloak of shadows - and still wearing his translucent raincoat.