Wig de-loused artificial hairpiece. Fur hoods were also used in a similar preventive fashion. Royal patronage was crucial to the revival of the wig. Queen Elizabeth I of England famously wore a red wig, tightly and elaborately curled in a "Roman" style, while among men King Louis XIII of France (1601–1643) started to pioneer wig-wearing in 1624 when he had prematurely begun to bald. This fashion was largely promoted by his son and successor Louis XIV of France (1638–1715), which contributed to its spread in European and European-influenced countries. Perukes or periwigs for men were introduced into the English-speaking world with
Violent Is the Word for Curly about to agree, Curly throws an errant basket, going over the fence and exploding in front of the professors, who are blown back into the Stooges clutches. The boys vow to clean them up and give a little "super soyvice." "Violent Is the Word for Curly" was filmed March 14–17, 1937, over a year prior to its release date. The film's title is a parody of the 1936 RKO film "Valiant Is the Word for Carrie"; the title is notable for being the first that has little bearing on the film's plot. Footage was reused in the 1960 compilation feature