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:
Aping the Law, They Died with their Boots On, and Bashful Buster Film, c1907 - 2001
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.
Arabian Nights, Dogs Life, Nose for News, 4 Ballets of BB, and With Love and Hisses Film, c1940 - 1949
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.
Arabian Nights, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, and The Stuntman Film, c1907 - 2001
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.
Arena of Fear Film, 1958
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Cecol. Black and White, with Sound. German family entertainment title with English dialogue. Label reads "Opening of six reels".
At the Circus Film, c1945 - 1960
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.
At the Circus Film, c1930 - 1934
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.
At the Funfair, and Steam Fayre Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8, 400 feet. Both Silent and with Sound, with both Colour and Black and White footage.
At the Zoo, The Greatest Show on Earth and Behind the Big Top Films, c1965 - 1979
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8, Boots. Fletcher Films production. Black and white, silent. Copied to DVD 6,7 and DIGI-BETA.
Audio Material, c1907 - 2001
Audio Reels, focusing mainly on Fairs and Circus, but also including Transport and Entertainment.
Babes in Arms, Cops, Laughing Gravy, Tit for Tat, and Flying Deauces Film, c1907 - 2001
Bang Film, c1940 - 1945
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.
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
Bathing Beauties, Putting Pants on Phillip, and A Dog’s Life Film, 1910 - 1919
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.
Bathing Beauties, Shooting Wild, Putting Pants on Phillip, Palace of Turkish Delights, and Monty’s Hair Raising Train Rescue Film, 1910 - 1919
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.
Bathing Beauties, The Jazz Band Leader, and Tomahawk Territory Film, c1907 - 2001
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.
Bear Cubs Go Rural Film, 1957
16mm, Cyldon. 300 Feet. Universal Pictures Company. Black and White, with Sound. Commercial Film.
Bear Knees Film, c1932 - 1956
8mm, Cyldon. 900 feet, 37 minutes long. Silent, Colour-tinted. Note on case reads "A juvenile 2 reel comedy from the Kodascope Library".
Below Zero, Clash by Night, Cops, and The Bank Film, 1930 - 1939
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.
Best Composite of Shorts Film, c1944 - 1967
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.
Biasini European Circus Film, c1907 - 2001
Super8. 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
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