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The X-Ray Fiend (1897)

Name: The X-Ray Fiend
Director: George Albert Smith
Genre: Silent film
Released: 1897
Duration: 1 min
Cast: Laura Bayley, Tom Green

1897 · George Albert Smith · 1 min · United Kingdom · Edited by 1

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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.

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