The X-Ray Fiend
The X-Ray Fiend

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The X-Ray Fiend

5.5(62 votes)
1897
0h 1m
ComedyHorror
skeletonsilent filmx rayed skeletonx-raytrick film

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.