The X-Ray Fiend (1897)

  • NR
  • 10/01/1897 (GB)
  • Comedy, Horror
  • 1m

Overview

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.

George Albert Smith

Director, Writer

Cast

Laura Bayley's headshot

Laura Bayley

Woman
Tom Green's headshot

Tom Green

Professor

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