The Mysterious Z-Rays
George Schnéevoigt, 1915, 0 min
MOST WANTED | The film is also known as ‘The Skeleton Dance’ and ‘The Dance of Death’. The preserved still images do not reveal whether the film actually features a dancer lit up by X-rays to reveal the bones inside. How might one of Danish film’s most talented cinematographers of the time, George Schnéevoigt, have solved this technical challenge? Our curiosity is further piqued by the fact that he was also the director and screenwriter on this film, and we would love to see the result.
WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
Having lost his spark as an artist, Karsakow replies to an advertisement run by Professor Berg, who is looking to test his newly invented device for sending rays of light through the human body. After the test, Karsakow envisions the many possibilities offered by the device and steals the invention. He begins a successful career as a travelling variety show performer, appearing as the ‘Skeleton Dancer’. Professor Berg and his daughter hear about this, figure out that their apparatus is involved and go in pursuit of the thief – a mission with fatal consequences.
WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
Having lost his spark as an artist, Karsakow replies to an advertisement run by Professor Berg, who is looking to test his newly invented device for sending rays of light through the human body. After the test, Karsakow envisions the many possibilities offered by the device and steals the invention. He begins a successful career as a travelling variety show performer, appearing as the ‘Skeleton Dancer’. Professor Berg and his daughter hear about this, figure out that their apparatus is involved and go in pursuit of the thief – a mission with fatal consequences.
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