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.

Director: George Albert Smith

Cast: Laura Bayley, Tom Green

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.