The X-Ray Fiend

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Movie
Original title The X-Ray Fiend
Country of production Great Britain
original language English
Publishing year 1897
length 1 minute
Rod
Director George Albert Smith
production George Albert Smith
occupation

The X-Ray Fiend is a British short film from 1897. Directed by George Albert Smith . The film was released in Great Britain through the George Albert Smith Films , Prestwich Manufacturing Company and Warwick Trading Company .

action

A man flirts with a lady. Meanwhile, a man with an X-ray machine approaches them. Finally, the skeletons of both can be seen. The male skeleton becomes very intrusive. A little later the device disappears, the lady slaps the man and leaves the scene.

Background information

The film is somewhat older than the French film Les Rayons Röntgen by Georges Méliès , which also deals with the discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Röntgen . The stop trick was used for the production of the film .

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