Dear colleagues: Once upon a time, a Danish actor named TORBEN MEYER (1884-1975) came to Hollywood and wound up playing a huge number of small supporting roles, most memorably perhaps in 10 of Preston Sturges's comedies of the 1940s. Sometimes cast as a stolid, even stupid Teutonic type, Meyer may have inherited Karl Dane's mantle for that sort of role. Torben Meyer had begun his film career in Denmark, acting appx. 22 roles in Danish films, 1912-1926, followed by appx. 159 supporting roles in US films, 1928-1963. (Stats extrapolated from "US.IMDB.COM.") MY QUESTION. I think I noticed Meyer briefly in Michael Curtiz's "Noah's Ark" (1928; the "modern story"), although he was not credited. WAS HE INDEED THERE? "US.IMDB.COM" indicates that Torben Meyer was already in Hollywood by 1928, and acted at least 5 film roles in 1928-29 (Universal Studio 3, Columbia 1, MGM 1). But Meyer is not credited in any Warners productions in those first 2 years ('28-'29), so my possible identification of Meyer in Warners' "Noah" can't be considered as proven. I might be wrong. Any Sturges-ologists out there -- or anyone knowledgeable about Danish film professionals in the US -- who could confirm (or deny) that Torben Meyer worked for Warners that early, and did indeed act in "Noah's Ark" ('28)? Gratefully, Steven P Hill, University of Illinois. ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu