The X-Ray Fiend Poster

The X-Ray Fiend

Not Rated Comedy Horror

Starring: Laura Bayley, Tom Green

Writer: George Albert Smith

Release Date:
October 1, 1897
Ratings:
5.5 / 10
Director:
George Albert Smith
Companies:
George Albert Smith Films

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.