Check out this perfect explanation for the casting of Namor the Sub-Mariner --
By the early 1960s, Fabian’s music career was virtually
over. He was concentrating on his Hollywood
career when he landed the role of Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner. Fabian’s
makeup in this episode, consisting of slanted eyebrows and pointed ears,
predates Leonard Nimoy’s as “Mr. Spock” by two years. Fabian reportedly
hated the little wings glued to his ankles and they are only seen twice in the
episode, at his first appearance and again, very briefly, when he returns to
the sea.
“Namor’s outfit caused us a lot of grief,” according to costume supervisor Ed Lossman. “In the comic books, Namor wore skin-tight trunks made from fish skin with large scales. This look was nearly impossible to replicate, and the material I ended up using didn’t have much give. The trunks were much tighter than what men were used to back then, and Sargent kept shooting Fabian from the waist up because he feared what the censors might think. Liz Montgomery blushed any time she and Fabian shared a scene, and Billy Demarest had to be banned from the set.”
“Namor’s outfit caused us a lot of grief,” according to costume supervisor Ed Lossman. “In the comic books, Namor wore skin-tight trunks made from fish skin with large scales. This look was nearly impossible to replicate, and the material I ended up using didn’t have much give. The trunks were much tighter than what men were used to back then, and Sargent kept shooting Fabian from the waist up because he feared what the censors might think. Liz Montgomery blushed any time she and Fabian shared a scene, and Billy Demarest had to be banned from the set.”
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