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

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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

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 24: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.229
Scope and Contents Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Reel 1: 8mm, Photax. 400 Feet. Silent with both colour and black and white footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Julie Jordan in 'Dizzy Decorators'. Noah Young, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and James Findlayson in 'Sugar Daddies'. Buster Keaton as 'The Blacksmith'. Harrison Marks in 'Place of Turkish Delights'. Also features animal footage, icluding lions. Reel 2: 8mm, Photax. 400 Feet. Silent with both colour and black and white...
Dates: c1932 - 1965

4 Brit Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 30: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.291
Scope and Contents

8mm. Silent, in colour. Commercial film.

Dates: c1932 - 1965

A Day With Paul Le Royer Film, c1945 - 1990

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 25: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.238
Scope and Contents

16mm. Calamy Productions. Black and white with sound. Commercial film.

Dates: c1945 - 1990

A Dog’s Life, Arabian Nights, Nose for News, Not My Wife!, Badland Big‘eads and Shoulder Arms Film, c1942 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 26: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.255
Scope and Contents Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Tandberg. Silent, with both colour and black and white footage. Extracts from commercial films. Including; Charles Chaplin in Charlie at the Dances extract from 'A Dog’s Life', and Charlie’s parcel from home extract from 'Shoulder Arms'. Sally in bath extract from 'Not My Wife!'. Pamela Green in 'Badland Big‘eads', a Harrison Marks comedy. Women wrestlers extract from 'Arabian Nights'. Also features animal scenes including dog and parade, seal...
Dates: c1942 - 1965

Animals on Parade, The Sawmill, King of the Jungle, Do Detectives Think, and The Bodyguard Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 22: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.206
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: c1932 - 1965

Aping the Law, They Died with their Boots On, and Bashful Buster Film, c1942 - 1956

 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: c1942 - 1956

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, c1942 - 1965

 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: c1942 - 1965

Babes in Arms, Cops, Laughing Gravy, Tit for Tat, and Flying Deauces Film, c1932 - 1965

 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, rhino,...
Dates: c1932 - 1965

Bathing Beauties, Putting Pants on Phillip and A Dog’s Life Film, c1942 - 1965

 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: c1942 - 1965

Bathing Beauties, The Jazz Band Leader and Tomahawk Territory Film, c1942 - 1965

 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: c1942 - 1965

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

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

Born in the Saddle Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 20: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.189
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Cyldon. Universal Pictures. 100 Feet. Black and white, silent. Western starring Ted Wells. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: c1932 - 1965

Bumps in the Night Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 20: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.192
Scope and Contents

8mm. Black and white, silent. Commercial film starring Harold Lloyd.

Dates: c1932 - 1965

Burlesque on Carmen Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 20: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.182
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: c1932 - 1965

Charlie Nursemaid and Our Relations Film, c1942 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 28: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.270
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: c1942 - 1965

Circus Sliker Film, c1945 - 1990

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 20: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.184
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: c1945 - 1990

Clash by Night and London Zoo Film, 1952

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 21: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.196
Scope and Contents

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'.

Dates: 1952

Clash by Night, Defective Detectives and The Pawn Shop Film, c1942 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 29: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.273
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: c1942 - 1965

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