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Cafe X

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Café X
Directed byWalter Fyrst
Written byWalter Fyrst
Produced byWalter Fyrst
StarringTove Tellback
Bengt Djurberg
Ellen Isefiær
Harald Steen
Egil Hjorth-Jenssen
Nicolai Johannsen
Kaare Bertrand
Signe Heide Steen
Hans Erichsen
Reidar Roy
CinematographyGeorge Schnéevoigt
Distributed byFürst-film
Release date
  • 29 October 1928 (1928-10-29)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Cafe X is a 1928 Norwegian crime film. The film was directed by Walter Fyrst, who also wrote the screenplay and headed the production through his company Fürst-film.[1][2] It stars Bengt Djurberg and Tove Tellback.

Plot

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The film tells the story of journalist Karl Kraft (Djurberg) who uncovers a major weapon smuggling scheme going on in Oslo. Along the way he meets the waitress Lilly (Tellback), who is involved in the affair. He convinces her to abandon the plot, and the two end up together.

References

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  1. ^ Sundholm, John; Thorsen, Isak; Andersson, Lars Gustaf; Hedling, Olof; Iversen, Gunnar; Møller, Birgir Thor (2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 168.
  2. ^ Boussinot, Roger (1967). L'Encyclopédie du cinéma. Paris: Bordas. p. 1145.
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