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The X-Ray Fiend

The X-Ray Fiend

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 1, 1897

Runtime

0h 1m

Genres

Comedy, Horror

User Score

55%

Original Title

The X-Ray Fiend

Production Companies

George Albert Smith Films

Director

George Albert Smith

Description

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.