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Drewe, Noel, Active 1927 - 1995 (Circus Enthusiast)

 Person

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:

Aping the Law, They Died with their Boots On, and Bashful Buster Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 26: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.258
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 350 Feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Erroll Flynn, Charley Grapewin and Arthur Kennedy in 'They Died with their Boots On'. Backstage scenes with Harold Lloyd and Snub Pollard. Arthur Trumble and dog in 'Bashful Buster'. Also features animal scenes including chimps in 'Aping the Law', and Lions from Longleat.

Dates: c1907 - 2001

Arabian Nights, Dogs Life, Nose for News, 4 Ballets of BB, and With Love and Hisses Film, c1940 - 1949

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 23: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.221
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Boots, Auto-Load. 300 Feet. Universal Pictures. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Albert Austin in 'A Dogs Life'. Joe Cook in 'Nose for News'. Bridget Bardot in '4 Ballets of BB'. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and James Finlayson in 'With Love and Hisses'. Also includes scenes of female Wrestlers, giraffes, zebras, peacock and lions. Supplied by Perry’s Movies Ltd.

Dates: c1940 - 1949

Arabian Nights, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, and The Stuntman Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 31: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.306
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 350 feet. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Jon Hall, Maria Montez and Sabu in 'Arabian Nights'. John Wayne in 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon'. Ben Turpin in 'The Stuntman'. Also features animal scenes including Snooky the Monkey, pelicans, zebras, giraffes and a monkey from Longleat. Also includes an extract from a Walt Disney cartoon.

Dates: c1907 - 2001

Arena of Fear Film, 1958

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 17: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.161
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Cecol. Black and White, with Sound. German family entertainment title with English dialogue. Label reads "Opening of six reels".

Dates: 1958

At the Circus Film, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 1: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.4
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. 2 Reels, with Sound. Includes Circus Karo with trapeze, whip act and sea lions. Original sound commentary by Geoffrey Sumner. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: c1945 - 1960

At the Circus Film, c1930 - 1934

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 9: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.66
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Cecol. 800 feet, 22 minutes long. Black and white with sound. Features Circus Karo, including trapeze, whip act and sea lions. Original sound commentary by Geoffrey Sumner. Copied to DVD 3 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: c1930 - 1934

At the Funfair, and Steam Fayre Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 29: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.324
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8, 400 feet. Both Silent and with Sound, with both Colour and Black and White footage.

Dates: c1907 - 2001

At the Zoo, The Greatest Show on Earth and Behind the Big Top Films, c1965 - 1979

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 11: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.85
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8, Boots. Fletcher Films production. Black and white, silent. Copied to DVD 6,7 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: c1965 - 1979

Audio Material, c1907 - 2001

 Series
Reference code: 178E10
Scope and Contents

Audio Reels, focusing mainly on Fairs and Circus, but also including Transport and Entertainment.

Dates: c1907 - 2001

Babes in Arms, Cops, Laughing Gravy, Tit for Tat, and Flying Deauces Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 24: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.226
Scope and Contents Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. 350 Feet. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Shirley Temple in 'Babes in Arms'. Buster Keaton in 'Cops'. Laurel and Hardy and Charley Hall in 'Doggy Daze' extract from 'Laughing Gravy'. Opening title for 'Tit for Tat'. Laurel and Hardy and Chaley Hall in hose race finale from 'Flying Deauces'. Also features animals on parade and animals from London and Whidsnape Zoos, including seals,...
Dates: c1907 - 2001

Bang Film, c1940 - 1945

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 2: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.14
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterday Circus Today. 9.5mm. 300 feet. Silent. Includes Jimmy Adams. Label reads “First 9.5mm my father bought me”. Buckingham Film and Video Services.

Dates: c1940 - 1945

Bathing Beauties, A Dog’s Life, Days of Thrills and Laughter, Broke Again, Sugar Daddies, Leave by the Front Door, The Range Busters, Three Little Bruins Go Camping, and The Champion Film, 1910 - 1919

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 27: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.264
Scope and Contents 8mm, Vitagraph Company of America. 2 Reels. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes Charles Chaplin and Edna Purviance in 'A Dog’s Life'. Snub Pollard and Charlie Chase in 'Days of Thrills and Laughter'. Dave and Dusty in 'Broke Again'. Laurel and Hardy in 'Sugar Daddies'. Clyde Cook in 'Leave by the Front Door'. Ray ‘Crash’ Corrigan, Dusty Miller and Max ‘Alibi’ Terhune in 'The Range Busters'. Charles Chaplin in 'The Champion'. Also...
Dates: 1910 - 1919

Bathing Beauties, Putting Pants on Phillip, and A Dog’s Life Film, 1910 - 1919

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 30: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.290
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Photax. 325 feet. Vitagraph Company of America. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in 'Putting Pants on Phillip'. Charles Chaplin in 'A Dog’s Life'. Also features scenes of nudity, and animal scenes inlcuding deer and lions.

Dates: 1910 - 1919

Bathing Beauties, Shooting Wild, Putting Pants on Phillip, Palace of Turkish Delights, and Monty’s Hair Raising Train Rescue Film, 1910 - 1919

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 25: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.247
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Cyldon. 350 feet. Vitagraph Company of America. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in 'Putting Pants on Phillip'. Also features glamour extracts.

Dates: 1910 - 1919

Bathing Beauties, The Jazz Band Leader, and Tomahawk Territory Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 31: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.303
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Boots. 400 feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Including; Ford Sterling in 'The Jazz Band Leader'. Buffalo Bill in 'Tomahawk Territory'. Also features animal scenes including; zebras, chimps and leopards.

Dates: c1907 - 2001

Bear Cubs Go Rural Film, 1957

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 25: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.241
Scope and Contents

16mm, Cyldon. 300 Feet. Universal Pictures Company. Black and White, with Sound. Commercial Film.

Dates: 1957

Bear Knees Film, c1932 - 1956

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 15: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.136
Scope and Contents

8mm, Cyldon. 900 feet, 37 minutes long. Silent, Colour-tinted. Note on case reads "A juvenile 2 reel comedy from the Kodascope Library".

Dates: c1932 - 1956

Below Zero, Clash by Night, Cops, and The Bank Film, 1930 - 1939

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 26: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.248
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Hal Roach Studios. 400 Feet. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Tiny Sandford in Bill of Fare extract from 'Below Zero'. Robert Ryan and Barbara Standwych in 'Clash by Night'. Buster Keaton in 'Cops'. Charles Chaplin and Edna Purviance in 'The Bank'. Also featrues dog, parrots, tortoise and duck, nude scenes, and glamour scenes on the beach.

Dates: 1930 - 1939

Best Composite of Shorts Film, c1944 - 1967

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 11: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.89
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8. Compilation of films collected by Noel Drewe. Recorded off the television. Some with sound, and some silent. Some black and white, some colour. Includes scenes from Black Beauty, Swiss Family Robinson, The Old Curiosity Shop, Far from the Mading Crowd 1967, Doctor Doolittle, and 'Buffalo Bill' 1944. Starring Joel MCred, Maureen O’Hara and Linda Darnell. Notes contain the specifics of dates and places, etc.

Dates: c1944 - 1967

Biasini European Circus Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 14: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.117
Scope and Contents

Super8. Possibly filmed by Noel Drewe.

Dates: c1907 - 2001

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 342
Collection 1
 
Subject
Acrobats 5
Aerialists 8
Amusement rides 3
Animal trainers 6
Animals 87