The X-Ray Fiend
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.
- genus: Comedy, Horror
- Studio: George Albert Smith Films
- keyword: skeleton, silent film, x rayed skeleton, x-ray, trick film
- cast: Laura Bayley, Tom Green