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:
Bobby Robert's Super Circus at Nashleigh Hill, Chesham Film, 1995
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8. Amateur film, possibly by Noel Drewe. In Colour, silent. Exterior scenes only. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.
Bootiful, Paws for Breath, Lion Escape Aid and Circus Time Films, c1945 - 1960
Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. Black and white, silent. Includes extracts from Billy Bevan and the Andy Clyde comedy ‘Circus Time’. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.
Born in the Saddle Film, c1932 - 1965
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Cyldon. Universal Pictures. 100 Feet. Black and white, silent. Western starring Ted Wells. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.
Bumps in the Night Film, c1932 - 1965
8mm. Black and white, silent. Commercial film starring Harold Lloyd.
Burlesque on Carmen Film, c1932 - 1965
8mm, 400 feet. Mutual Films. Black and white, silent. Extracts from the commercial film with nude scenes and adverts. Starring Ben Turpin, Edna Purviance and Leo White.
Carnival at the Zoo Film, c1954 - 1960
9.5mm. 300 feet, 12 minutes long. Black and white, silent. USA.
Carnival at The Zoo Film, c1945 - 1990
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm. Black and white, with sound.
Carnival at the Zoo Film, c1945 - 1990
Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm. 11 minutes long. Black and white with sound. Includes USA Circus. Copied to DVD 2 and DIGI-BETA.
Carnival, Circus at the Zoo Film, c1933 - 1953
16mm, Tuscan Product. 400 feet, 16 minutes long. Features USA circus. Sound date stock could indicate dates 1933 or 1953. Copied to DVD 3 and DIGI-BETA.
Charlie Nursemaid and Our Relations Film, c1942 - 1965
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Fins. 400 Feet. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Charles Chaplin and Mabel Normand in 'Charlies Nursemaid'. Laurel and Hardy in Double Trouble scene from 'Our Relations'. Also features cartoons; The Great Scape with Yogi Bear, Dino the Hero from The Flinstones. As well as scenes of birds, and female nudity.
Chicken Cooped Film, c1945 - 1960
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathetoscope. 300 feet, 12 minutes long. Black and white, silent. Comedy starring Flora Finch. Copied to DVD 4 and DIGI-BETA.
Chimps, Champs and Chumps Film, 1949
Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Pathe Picette. 400 feet. Black and white with sound. Includes European circus, possibly Bertram Mills. Copied to DVD 3 and DIGI-BETA.
Chipperfield's Circus Film, 1980 - 1992
Circus at the Zoo Film, 1945
Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, G.B. Equipments Ltd. 300 feet, 8 minutes long. Black and white with sound. Includes USA circus, chimpancees and Circus Boy Trailer opening. Supplied by C. W. Cramp. Copied to DVD 3 and DIGI-BETA.
Circus at the Zoo Film, 1950
16mm, Cecol. Castle Films. 300 Feet. Black and white, silent.
Circus at the Zoo Film, c1945 - 1960
Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. 300 feet, 12 minutes long. Silent. Includes chimps and USA Circus footage.
Circus Boy Film, c1945 - 1965
8mm, Scotch. Castle Films. Extracts from feature films, including 'Circus Boy' starring Jerry Madden, and the original title 'Jerry the Giant'. Also includes 'Llamas' (in colour), and 'Circus Spell Binders'.
Circus Capers Film, c1945 - 1990
16mm. 400 feet, 11 minutes long. Black and white with sound. Includes Bertram Mills Circus.
Circus Capers Film, 1951
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Cyldon. Black and white, silent. Includes Bertram Mills. Copied to DVD 4 and DIGI-BETA.
Circus Capers Film, c1945 - 1990
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Taylor Reel Corporation. 300 Feet. Pathe, Picette. Black and white, silent. Commercial film.
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 342
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Acrobats 7
- Aerialists 9
- Amusement rides 4
- Animal trainers 8
- Animals 103
- Boxing 8
- Caricatures and cartoons 3
- Circus 205
- Circus workers 1
- Clowning 9
- Comedians 29
- Equestrians 3
- Fairground art 2
- Fairs 21
- Jugglers 4
- Knife throwing 3
- Magic 5
- Motion pictures 118
- Music 3
- Performers 28
- Puppets 1
- Ringmaster 3
- Showman 5
- Striptease 8
- Stunt performers 6
- Transport 7
- Wild west 5
- World's fairs and expositions 1
- Wrestling 4
- Zoos 20 + ∧ less