Madame Besøker Oslo

''Madame besøker Oslo'' (Madame Visits Oslo) is a Norwegian silent film from 1927.

The original screenplay was written by Alf Rød, but the film was produced based on a version of the screenplay reworked by Harry Ivarson and Gurly Drangsholt. Ivarson also directed the film, and Drangsholt was the production manager and assistant director.

Plot

On the Berlin–Copenhagen express, Madame Vera Wadjevska and her friend Baron Felix de Video meet the rich banker Wagelsten from Sydney, who after many years of absence is on his way home to Norway to take over an estate. Wagelsten, however, suddenly falls dead, and the baron, who has an astonishing resemblance to Wagelsten, assumes his identity.

On the estate, young Helge lives in the certain belief that the beautiful property belongs to him, but he suddenly hears that the real owner, an uncle, is on his way. The impostor couple come and take over the estate. When they announce that the yacht ''Mayfair'' is for sale, it is bought by the rich wholesaler Heegaard from Oslo, who comes to the estate together with his daughter Edith. Helge gets a job as a sailor aboard the ''Mayfair'' without anyone knowing who he really is. He soon understands that something does not add up with his uncle, and he is supported by Edith, whom he has become friends with after he saves her life. Madame Vera, in turn, suspects Helge, whom she understands is no ordinary sailor, and tries to get him out of the way, but things do not go according to plan. Instead, Helge gets the opportunity to rescue Edith from the clutches of the baron, who has lured her out to the estate to compromise her. The police are now on the trail of the impostor couple, who flee at a furious speed and drive off a cliff. Helge now inherits the estate and marries Edith.

Cast

* Naima Wifstrand as Madame Vera Wadjevska
* Joachim Holst-Jensen as Baron Felix de Video
* Erling Drangsholt as Helge Wagelsten
* Lars Johannessen as Heegaard, a factory owner
* Sonja Mjøen as Edith
* Per Kvist as boatsman on the ''Mayfair''
* August Mowinckel-Nilsen as Freddie Juul
* Einar Vaage as Wagelsteen, a banker
* Eugen Skjønberg as Albert
* Hilda Fredriksen as Albert's wife
* Oscar Leffmann as the first butler
* Johannes Jensen as the second butler
* Erling Krogh as a troubadour
* Ellen Isefiær as a guest

References

External links

''Madame besøker Oslo''
at the National Library of Norway

{{DEFAULTSORT:Madame besoker Oslo
1927 films
Norwegian silent feature films
Films directed by Harry Ivarson
Norwegian black-and-white films
1927 drama films
Silent Norwegian drama films
1920s Norwegian-language films
Norwegian-language drama films