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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:

King of the Jungle, The Count, No Flies on Us, Flying Deuces and Tit for Tat Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 22: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.212
Scope and Contents Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. Black and white, silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Adverts and nude lady. Opening title from 'King of the Jungle' starring Buster Crabbe. Sir Charles Chaplin at the ball with Edna Purviance in 'The Count'. Opening title from 'No Flies on Us'. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson and Reginal Gardiner in 'Flying Deuces'. Horse races. Charley Hall in extract from 'Tit for Tat' also starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Supplied by...
Dates: c1932 - 1965

Knight of the Trail, Hot Dogs, and Cops Film, c1942 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 32: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.316
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, G.B. Ferrosonic. 1200 feet. New York Motion Picture. Black and white, silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Charles Chaplin in 'Hot Dogs'. Buster Keaton in 'Cops'. Also features wild animals of South Africa, lambs and horses.

Dates: c1942 - 1965

K.O. Capers, Honest Horace, and Hotel Hysteria Film, c1942 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 27: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.260
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Gepe. 350 feet. Black and white, silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Snub Pollard in 'K.O. Capers'. The Fire Rides, Royal Marines motor cycle display team. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: c1942 - 1965

Leading Lizzie Astray, Shooting Wild, The Adventurer, Three Bruins Go Camping, and Painting the Town Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 25: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.244
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Keystone Film Company. 300 Feet. Black and white, silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Fatty Artbuckle in 'Leading Lizzie Astray'. Charles Chaplin in 'The Adventurer'. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in 'Painting the Town'. Also features nude scenes from striphouse.

Dates: c1932 - 1965

Limelight No.2 Film, 1963

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 7: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.47
Scope and Contents

16mm. Black and White, with Sound. Includes Jayne Mansfield at home - "Dream Home", Louis Prima in the recording studio - "Just For the Record", and nightclubs in Hollywood - "Millionaire Club".

Dates: 1963

Lion, The Finishing Touch, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Film, c1947 - 1969

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 24: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.233
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Black and white, silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Edgar Kennedy in The Builders scene from 'The Finishing Touch'. John Wayne in 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon' western. Also features nude scenes. As well as animal scenes including seals, sea lions and penguins.

Dates: c1947 - 1969

Llamas Film, c1945 - 1990

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 30: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.293
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, British Instructional Film. 100 feet. Black and white, silent. Commercial film.

Dates: c1945 - 1990

Man and Beast Film, c1945 - 1990

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 19: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.178
Scope and Contents

16mm, Cecolite. 400 feet, 10 minutes long. In colour, with sound. Russian circus animal trainers.

Dates: c1945 - 1990

Man Eater at Large Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 20: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.188
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Mack Sennett. Black and white, silent. Commercial film, starring Billy Beavan and Andy Clyde.

Dates: c1932 - 1965

Mickey's Circus Film, c1945 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 16: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.152
Scope and Contents

8mm. Silent, in colour. Walt Disney Mickey Mouse cartoon.

Dates: c1945 - 1965

Miracle of the White Stallions Film, 1963

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 25: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.240
Scope and Contents

8mm, Plio-Magic. Disney. Silent, in colour. Disney Home Movie version titled 'The Proud Horses of Austria'.

Dates: 1963

Monkeyland Film, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 1: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.2
Scope and Contents

9.5mm.

Dates: c1945 - 1960

Monty Goes to Ningwood Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 19: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.176
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. 300 feet. In colour, with sound. RSPCA promotion film about a horse going to an old horses home. Supplied by C.W. Cramp.

Dates: c1932 - 1965

Moscow Circus Film, 1974

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 11: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.88
Scope and Contents

Super8, British Movietone News 1974. Distributed by Powell Films.

Dates: 1974

Moscow State Circus and Chipperfield's Circus Film, c1965 - 1979

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 26: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.250
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super 8, Auto-reel. 300 feet, Pathe. In colour with sound.

Dates: c1965 - 1979

Moscow State Circus Film, 1996

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 14: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.114
Scope and Contents

Super8, Pathe Pictorial. 50 feet. In colour, with sound. Outdoor scenes at Watford, Knutsford Recreation Ground, Hertfordshire. Features lions, juggling and clowns. Possibly filmed by Noel Drewe.

Dates: 1996

Never Weaken, Broken China, A Dog’s Life, A Close Shave and Winchester 73 Film, c1942 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 31: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.302
Scope and Contents

8mm, 250 feet. Black and white, silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davies in Down to Earth extract from 'Never Weaken'. Bobby Vernon in 'Broken China'. Charles Chaplin in 'A Dog’s Life'. Laurel and Hardy in 'A Close Shave'. Jay C. Flippen and James Stewart in 'Winchester 73'. Also features a scene with Snooky the Chimp. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: c1942 - 1965

Never Weaken, The Range Riders and Wrong Again Film, c1942 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 29: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.281
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 225 Feet. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Harold Lloyd in Down to Earth extract from 'Never Weaken'. Ray ‘Crash’ Corrigan, Dusty King and Max ‘Alibi’ Terhune in 'The Range Rides'. Laurel and Hardy in 'Wrong Again'. Also features 'Bush Walkabout' presented by David Attenborough, as well as zebra and a man diving into pool.

Dates: c1942 - 1965

New York World’s Fair, Pearl White Perils of Pauline, Our Gang, Prairie Pirates, and One AM Film, c19032 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 23: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.218
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Photax. 350 Feet. Silent with both colour and black and white footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; scenes starring Ronald Colman and Shelley Winters. Text Williams in 'Prairie Pirates'. Charles Chaplin and Albert Austin in 'One AM'.

Dates: c19032 - 1965

No Kidding Film, c1960 - 1970

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 3: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.20
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, G.B. Equipment Ltd. 8 minutes long. Black and white with sound. Includes Chessington Zoo and Lord George Sanger's football dogs. Copied to DVD 2 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: c1960 - 1970

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 342
Collection 1
 
Subject
Acrobats 7
Aerialists 9
Amusement rides 4
Animal trainers 8
Animals 103