Movie: The X-Ray Fiend

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Laura Bayley
Laura Bayley

Woman

Tom Green
Tom Green

Professor

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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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    1897-10-01

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    5.5

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