The X-Ray Fiend (1897)

Run Time: 0h1m | Release: 01 Oct 1897

Production Countries: United Kingdom

5.439 / 1057 Vote Count

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.