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Returning to the topic of Plan Nine From Outer Space, the term for the stand-in for Bela Lugosi in the movie is "Fake Shemp." The term originated with The Three Stooges. Shemp Howard had passed away due to a heart attack but the team still had four shorts to complete, so they employed another actor to stand in for Shemp. They used a combination of existing footage of Shemp and footage of the stand-in (shooting film of him in ways where you can't see his face) to complete the shorts (much like what was later used in Plan Nine From Outer Space with Bela Lugosi).
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