Smith reverently views the touching scene with patriotic pride.An elderly black man with his hat against his chest also looks up reverently.To locate Smith, Saunders caustically suggests to Senator Paine on the phone: "Why don""t they try the police? Call out some bloodhounds or Indian guides.When he answered "Simon""s" phone call without McClane present, the terrorist reprimanded: "The rules applied to both of you.Davian is gonna arrive in Rome the day after tomorrow and attend a function at one Vatican City...It""s all got to do with the ""Rabbit""s Foot.""" The code-word possibly referred to "something he""s about to sell to an unspecified buyer for $850 million" -- a very lucrative transaction involving a weapon code-named the ""Rabbit""s Foot.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.You play your cards right and you""ll never have o worry about money again." Playing matchmaker, he introduces her to Ted Sheldon (Rod La Rocque), his handsome "Casanova" nephew.