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The X-Ray Fiend
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- Comedy
- Horror
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.
Keywords
- skeleton
- silent film
- x-ray
- trick film
- x rayed skeleton
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 1, 1897
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- George Albert Smith Films
- Director
- George Albert Smith
- Writer
- George Albert Smith
- Producer
- George Albert Smith
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0000172