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The X-Ray Fiend

1897·1 min·GB
Director: George Albert Smith
ComedyHorror

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.

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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Cast

Laura Bayley

Laura Bayley

Woman

T

Tom Green

Professor

Crew

George Albert Smith

writer

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