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:
King of the Jungle, The Count, No Flies on Us, Flying Deuces and Tit for Tat Film, c1932 - 1965
Knight of the Trail, Hot Dogs, and Cops Film, c1942 - 1965
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.
K.O. Capers, Honest Horace, and Hotel Hysteria Film, c1942 - 1965
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.
Leading Lizzie Astray, Shooting Wild, The Adventurer, Three Bruins Go Camping, and Painting the Town Film, c1932 - 1965
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.
Limelight No.2 Film, 1963
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".
Lion, The Finishing Touch, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Film, c1947 - 1969
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.
Llamas Film, c1945 - 1990
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, British Instructional Film. 100 feet. Black and white, silent. Commercial film.
Man and Beast Film, c1945 - 1990
16mm, Cecolite. 400 feet, 10 minutes long. In colour, with sound. Russian circus animal trainers.
Man Eater at Large Film, c1932 - 1965
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Mack Sennett. Black and white, silent. Commercial film, starring Billy Beavan and Andy Clyde.
Mickey's Circus Film, c1945 - 1965
8mm. Silent, in colour. Walt Disney Mickey Mouse cartoon.
Miracle of the White Stallions Film, 1963
8mm, Plio-Magic. Disney. Silent, in colour. Disney Home Movie version titled 'The Proud Horses of Austria'.
Monkeyland Film, c1945 - 1960
9.5mm.
Monty Goes to Ningwood Film, c1932 - 1965
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.
Moscow Circus Film, 1974
Super8, British Movietone News 1974. Distributed by Powell Films.
Moscow State Circus and Chipperfield's Circus Film, c1965 - 1979
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super 8, Auto-reel. 300 feet, Pathe. In colour with sound.
Moscow State Circus Film, 1996
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.
Never Weaken, Broken China, A Dog’s Life, A Close Shave and Winchester 73 Film, c1942 - 1965
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.
Never Weaken, The Range Riders and Wrong Again Film, c1942 - 1965
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.
New York World’s Fair, Pearl White Perils of Pauline, Our Gang, Prairie Pirates, and One AM Film, c19032 - 1965
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'.
No Kidding Film, c1960 - 1970
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.
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- 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