The X-Ray Fiend

The X-Ray Fiend

5.4

English/1 min./1897

Genres

Comedy Horror

Synopsis

A romantic couple are transformed into skeletons via X-Rays. The film combines two very recent innovations: Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays in 1895, and Georges Méliès' accidental realisation of the special-effects potential of the jump-cut in 1896.

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