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 118 Collections and/or Records:
2 Reels of Film, c1932 - 1965
4 Brit Film, c1932 - 1965
8mm. Silent, in colour. Commercial film.
A Day With Paul Le Royer Film, c1945 - 1990
16mm. Calamy Productions. Black and white with sound. Commercial film.
A Dog’s Life, Arabian Nights, Nose for News, Not My Wife!, Badland Big‘eads and Shoulder Arms Film, c1942 - 1965
Animals on Parade, The Sawmill, King of the Jungle, Do Detectives Think, and The Bodyguard Film, c1932 - 1965
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. Black and white, silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; 'The Sawmill' starring Lary Semon. 'King of the Jungle' starring Buster Crabbe. Sword Play extract from 'Do Detectives Think'. 'The Bodyguard' starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson and Noah Young.
Aping the Law, They Died with their Boots On, and Bashful Buster Film, c1942 - 1956
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, c1942 - 1965
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.
Babes in Arms, Cops, Laughing Gravy, Tit for Tat, and Flying Deauces Film, c1932 - 1965
Bathing Beauties, Putting Pants on Phillip and A Dog’s Life Film, c1942 - 1965
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, The Jazz Band Leader and Tomahawk Territory Film, c1942 - 1965
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.
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.
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.
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.
Circus Sliker Film, c1945 - 1990
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Universal Pictures. 300 feet. Black and white, with sound. Home movie release of 'You Can’t Cheat and Honest Man', starring W.C. Fields.
Clash by Night and London Zoo Film, 1952
8mm, RKO Pictures. Black and white, with some colour scenes. Silent. Features extracts from 'Clash by Night' starring Robert Ryan, Barbara Stanwych, Marilyn Monroe and Paul Douglas. Also includes scenes from London Zoo, and female striptease nudity, along with extracts from other films such as Stan Laurel in 'Kill or Cure' and 'Charlie Dines Out'.
Clash by Night, Defective Detectives and The Pawn Shop Film, c1942 - 1965
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 350 Feet. Silent, with both colour and black and white footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Barbara Stanwych and Robert Ryan in 'Clash by Night'. Harrison Marks in 'Defective Detectives'. Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance and Eric Campbell in 'The Pawn Shop'. Also features animal scenes from London Zoo, Indian Elephants and Hawiian girls.
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- Acrobats 2
- Aerialists 3
- Amusement rides 2
- Animal trainers 3
- Animals 42
- Boxing 4
- Caricatures and cartoons 1
- Circus 16
- Clowning 3
- Comedians 18
- Equestrians 2
- Fairground art 2
- Fairs 2
- Jugglers 2
- Knife throwing 2
- Magic 2
- Performers 7
- Ringmaster 2
- Showman 3
- Striptease 5
- Stunt performers 3
- Transport 2
- Wild west 4
- World's fairs and expositions 1
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- Zoos 9 + ∧ less