Drewe, Noel, Active 1927 - 1995 (Circus Enthusiast)
Dates
- Existence: Active 1927 - 1995
Biography
Noel Drewe was a circus historian and collector as well as an avid film enthusiast with a keen flair for filmmaking.
He made short films shot on 8mm featuring an eclectic mix of fairground experiences, illustrating the pleasures of Battersea fun fair, Southend-on-Sea, Kent seaside, Folkstone, Clacton and Southsea on Kodachrome colour film stock.
Found in 343 Collections and/or Records:
Moscow State Circus, and Chipperfield's Circus Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super 8, Auto-reel. 300 feet, Pathe. In Colour, with Sound.
Moscow State Circus Film, 1996
Super8, Pathe Pictorial. 50 feet. In Colour, with Sound. Outdoor scenes at Watford, Knutsford Recreation Ground, Hertfordshire. Features lions, juggling and clowns. Possibly filmed by Noel Drewe.
Movie Mad, Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle, The Sun Bather, The Range Busters, World Feather Weight Boxing Championship, and The Tramp Film, c1918
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Photax. 380 feet, The L-KO Company. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films and TV programmes. Includes; Gale Henty in 'Movie Mad'. Lex Barker in 'Tarzan's Hidden Jungle'. Ray ‘Crash’ Corrigan, John ‘Dusty’ King and Max ‘Alibi’ Terhune in 'The Range Busters'. Howard Winstone vs Mitsuri Seki boxing. Charles Chaplin on the farm with Paddy McGuire in 'The Tramp'. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.
Musical Maniacs, Perils of Pauline, Roughest Africa, The Mask Phantom, The Stuntman, Misbehaving Husband, The Iron Mule, and Dog Heaven Film, c1907 - 2001
Nero's Gladiators, Chessington Zoo Animals, Chimp Antics, and It's the Circus Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. 400 feet, 30 minutes long. 'Chessington Zoo Animals' filmed by Reg Charman. It’s the Circus features Bertram Mills.
Never Weaken, Broken China, A Dog’s Life, A Close Shave, and Winchester 73 Film, c1907 - 2001
8mm, 250 feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davies in Down to Earth extract from 'Never Weaken'. Bobby Vernon in 'Broken China'. Charles Chaplin in 'A Dog’s Life'. Laurel and Hardy in 'A Close Shave'. Jay C. Flippen and James Stewart in 'Winchester 73'. Also features a scene with Snooky the Chimp. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.
Never Weaken, The Range Riders, and Wrong Again Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 225 Feet. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Harold Lloyd in Down to Earth extract from 'Never Weaken'. Ray ‘Crash’ Corrigan, Dusty King and Max ‘Alibi’ Terhune in 'The Range Rides'. Laurel and Hardy in 'Wrong Again'. Also features 'Bush Walkabout' presented by David Attenborough, as well as zebra and a man diving into pool.
New York World’s Fair, Pearl White Perils of Pauline, Our Gang, Prairie Pirates, and One AM Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Photax. 350 Feet. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; scenes starring Ronald Colman and Shelley Winters. Text Williams in 'Prairie Pirates'. Charles Chaplin and Albert Austin in 'One AM'.
No Kidding Film, c1960 - 1970
Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, G.B. Equipment Ltd. 8 minutes long. Black and white with sound. Includes Chessington Zoo and Lord George Sanger's football dogs. Copied to DVD 2 and DIGI-BETA.
Noel Drewe Collection
A large collection of films entitled Circusama containing amateur and professional films on the themes of circus, performing animals and zoos, and edited clips from commercial Western and comedy films. The films are in a variety of formats including 8mm, Super8, 9.5mm and 16mm and contain related correspondence and notes. This collection also contains some sound reels mainly of fairground music.
Noel Drewe's Circusama Volume 2 Film, c1907 - 2001
VHS PAL. Compilation of films collected and filmed by Noel Drewe.
Number One Film, 1937
8mm. A film by Noel and Frank Drewe. Some in colour, some black and white, all silent. Kent Seaside, Folkstone, Clacton, Southsea. Prewar Period. Handwritten insert in labelled envelope within box. This film also features Noel's brother and possibly other family members.
Number Two Film, 1945
8mm, Kodascope Eight. A film by Noel Drewe and his father Frank. Battersea fun fair, Southend-on-Sea. Possibly two films together, one in colour, one in black and white, both Silent. Hand written insert is in a separate, labelled envelope within box. Immediate Post War Period. Copied to DVD 5 and DIGI-BETA.
Old Haunted House Film, c1951 - 1971
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Perry's Movies Ltd, 1907. 75 feet, 5 minutes long. De Chomon, Segundo. Stock mark indicates 1951 or 1971. Print from 28mm Pathe Freres Films. Copied to DIGI-BETA.
One A.M. Film, 1916
8mm, Lone Star Corporation. 200 Feet. Black and White, Silent. Commercial film, starring Charles Chaplin. Opening scene includes Albert Dustin as a cab driver. The reminder of the film features Chaplin doing a solo comedy routine.
Our Gang in Bear Hunters (It’s a Bear) Film, 1924
8mm, Hal Roach Studios. 200 feet. Black and White, Silent. Commercial film. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.
Outlook Very Black Film, c1945 - 1960
Safety Film. 9.5mm, Pathescope.
Paris Revue, Stagecoach, and Animal Scenes from Chessington Zoo and Krugel Park Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Includes; Paris Revue comedy sketch. Performing pig and cattle in Portugal. African elephants and lions at Krugel Park, South Africa. Ken Maynard. Mountain animals. Tom Mix Destry. High and Dizzy Leon Errol. Dorothy Granger and Irma Trude The Chiken. Penguins from Chessington Zoo. John Wayne in Stagecoach. George Bancroft and Thomas Michael in Paris Revue finale.
Paul Daniels' Wedding Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. 200 feet. Silent, in Colour. Includes scenes from the Savoy Theatre and Circus scenes. Possibly filmed by Noel Drewe. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.
Paul Daniels' Wedding Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. VHS PAL. Silent, in Colour. Includes scenes from the Savoy Theatre and Circus scenes. Possibly filmed by Noel Drewe.
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 342
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Acrobats 5
- Aerialists 8
- Amusement rides 3
- Animal trainers 6
- Animals 87
- Boxing 8
- Caricatures and cartoons 3
- Circus 205
- Circus workers 1
- Clowning 5
- Comedians 28
- Fairground art 1
- Fairs 21
- Magic 5
- Motion pictures 114
- Music 3
- Performers 26
- Puppets 1
- Showman 1
- Striptease 7
- Stunt performers 5
- Transport 5
- Wild west 5
- World's fairs and expositions 1
- Wrestling 1
- Zoos 18 + ∧ less