The X-Ray Fiend

*5.5

Status

Released

Production

George Albert Smith Films

Aired

1897-10-01

The X-Ray Fiend

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.