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X Rays, The (1897)
 

Synopsis

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A man and a woman are canoodling on a bench. A man with a large camera marked X RAYS stands beside them, points his camera at the couple and takes off the lens cap. The couple are turned into skeletons (black bodystocking for the man with bones painted in white, the woman wearing a black dress with the bones painted in white), with the woman's umbrella becoming just a bare frame, while they continue to court. The camera man puts the lens cap back on. The couple return to full dress, as the camera man retreats. The woman protests at the man's attentions and leaves, leaving the man seated and pulling faces.