The X-Ray Fiend (1897)

The X-Ray Fiend (1897)

Release Date: 1897, October 1
Directors: George Albert Smith
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: George Albert Smith Films
Cast: Tom Green, Laura Bayley

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.