''Cafe X'' is a 1928 Norwegian

crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...

. The film was directed by

Walter Fyrst Walter Fyrst (né Fürst; 6 July 1901 – 23 February 1993) was a Norwegian filmmaker. He was born in Oslo, Kristiania (now Oslo), the son of the physician Valentin Fürst and Margarethe Christiane Dedekam. His first film was ''Troll-elgen (1 ...

, who also wrote the screenplay and headed the production through his company Fürst-film. It stars

Bengt Djurberg Bengt Djurberg (23 July 1898 – 2 November 1941) was a Swedish actor and singer. He appeared in about 25 roles in films from 1919 to 1940. His film debut was in Mauritz Stiller's film ''Sången om den eldröda blomman'' in 1919. Selected filmo ...

and

Tove Tellback Tove Tellback (née Ruth Lilly Margareta Swanstrøm, July 25, 1899 – January 20, 1986) was a Norwegian actress. She made her film debut in 1926 as Berit Glomgaarden in Carl Theodor Dreyer's '' Glomdalsbruden''. Family Tove Tellback was born i ...

Plot

The film tells the story of journalist Karl Kraft (Djurberg) who uncovers a major weapon smuggling scheme going on in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

. 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.

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* 1928 films 1928 crime films Norwegian silent films Norwegian black-and-white films Norwegian crime films {{Norway-film-stub