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The X-Ray Fiend

Name: The X-Ray Fiend
Director: George Albert Smith
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Released: 1897-10-01
Duration: 1 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Laura Bayley, Tom Green

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Release Date: October 1, 1897

Genre: Comedy, Horror

Duration: 0h 1m

Rating: ⭐ 5.5/10

Director: George Albert Smith

Cast: Laura Bayley, Tom Green

Storyline

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.