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:
Performing Dogs Film, c1945 - 1960
Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm. 30 minutes long. Black and white, silent. Includes French circus. First Pathescope film released in 1926. Notched titles by Buffon.
Phantom Rancher, 1001 Nights, Full Speed Ahead, Tarzan’s Savage Fury, Soup to Nuts, Society Sensation, Country Girl, and Honest Horace Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. 350 Feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Ken Maynard in 'Phantom Ride' western. Billy Dooley in 'Full Speed Ahead'. Lex Barker in 'Tarzan’s Savage Fury'. Tiny Sandford in 'Soup to Nuts'. Rudolph Valentino in 'Society Sensation'. Billy Bevan in 'Honest Horace'. Also features glamour girls, jousting, animals, and nudity.
Pixder Du Dressage Show and Training Film, c1907 - 2001
VHS PAL. Black and White, Dialogue in French, no subtitles.
Playgirl Film, c1907 - 2001
8mm, Express Films. 50 feet. Black and White, Silent. Commercial galmour film.
Pompei Circus, Spanish Lipizzi and Horses, Circus Acts, Monkey-Go Round, and Circus Boy Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Boots. 250 feet. Silent, in Colour. Pompei Circus features Roman chariot racing. Circus Boy starring Jerry Madden. Includes Emily Jannings.
Poodle's Motorbike Ride, Behind the Big Top and Rings Around the World Films, c1965 - 1979
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8, Boots. "Poodle's.." is silent, a Mountain Films release. "Behind.." is silent, a Warner Bros. release. Copied to DVD 6 and DIGI-BETA.
Pot Pourri Film, c1945 - 1960
9.5mm, Pathetoscope Safey Film. Black and white, silent. Supplied by A. Smith, St. Alban’s Garage.
Punch and Judy, Spalding Flower Parade, and Donkey Derby Film, c1907 - 2001
8mm. Silent, in Colour. Filmed by Reg Charman. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.
Putting Pants on Phillip, and A Dog’s Life Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. Hal Roach Studios. 350 feet. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Stan Laruel and Oliver Hardy in 'Putting Pants on Phillip'. Charles Chaplin and Edna Purviance in 'A Dog’s Life'. Also features scenes of female nudity, and wild animals of South Africa.
Quo Vadis and The Pale Face Film, c1907 - 2001
8mm, 200 Feet. Black and White, Silent. Commercial film, starring Buster Keaton. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.
Rare Circus Shorts Film, 1926
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. Includes; Performing dogs - 30 Feet, first film released in 1926 by Pathescope Ltd. Toto Acrobat - 30 Feet cartoon with notched titles. Lions in Freedom - 30 Feet, filmed in France, not listed in catalogues. Elephant Bath - 30 Feet, filmed in India in 1926. Trained Elephants - 30 Feet, potentially filmed in U.S.A. At Home with Lions - 60 Feet, from Charles Gays in U.S.A.
Rehearsal Tape: Children’s Circus Recording, 1972
Compilation. 1/4 Audio Reel. Labelled; 1. '76 Trombones (Opening)', 2. 'Gabriella - Possible 1st Number', 3. 'Aida - Could use this for Gabriella 2nd Number or Finale of her act', 4. 'Finale - Circus on Parade', 5. 'Ringmaster March - Parade Sometime', 6. 'Baby Elephant Walk - for baby elephants, Christmas'.
Ride ‘Em Cowboy, Dog Heaven, Elmo Lincoln and Jane, Prairie Pirates, and Mixed Magic Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, G.B. Ferrosonic Tape. 300 Feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Pete and Our Gang in 'Dog Heaven'. Tex Williams in 'Priarie Pirates'. Buster Keaton in 'Mixed Magic'. Also features nude scenes from striphouse, as well as animal scenes, including tiger and monkey.
Ride 'em Cowboy Film, c1942 - 1950
Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm. Black and white with sound. Includes Euegene Castle. Copied to DVD 3 and DIGI-BETA.
Rings Around the World, and Circus Thrills Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8, Pilo Magic. Two films on one reel.
Robert Brother's Posters, Robert Brother's Circus, and Hungarian State Circus Film, 1976 - 1990
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. 200 feet. Silent, in Colour. Possibly filmed by Noel Drewe. Robert Brother's Posters filmed at Leighton Buzzard. Robert Brother's Circus, filmed at Kings Lynn, 1976. Hungarian State Circus, filmed at Piccotts End, Hemel Hempstead, 1989, and B.P. Site, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, 1990.
Roman Circus, The Waiter, What a Picnic, and the Keystone Cops Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 400 Feet. Black and White, Silent. Scenes from several commercial films. Includes; Jeff Chandler in 'Roman Chariots', Charles Chaplin in 'The Waiter', Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Edgar Kennedy in 'What a Picnic' (extract from Perfect Day), and Bud Abbot and Lou Costello in 'Meet the Keystone Cops'. Also includes scenes of animals, a glamour girl and rodeo.
Sally, Nose for News, The Four des Ballet of Brigitte Bardot, Arabian Nights, and Slapstick Parade Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, G.B. Ferrosonic Tape. 300 Feet. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Joe Cook in 'Nose for News'. Maria Montez in Sabu extract from 'Arabian Nights'. Also features animal scenes, including lion leaping, birds, and tiger. As well as women's Wrestling.
Sanger Memorial, Dave and Dusty at Lord Sanger’s Circus, and Sanger's Sensational Bullfight Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 200 feet. Silent, in Colour. Amateur footage possibly filmed by Noel Drewe. Sanger’s Memorial is at St John's cemetery, Margate. Sanger’s Sensational Bullfight at the Old Town Hall in Hemel Hempstead. Dave and Dusty at Lord Sanger's Circus is an extract from 'Broke Again'. Note on can reads "Pony in a field, Warner's End".
Sawdust and Spangles, Housekeeping at the Zoo, and Chumming with the Animals Film, 1927
16mm, Kodakscope Safety Film. Silent, colour-tinted amber. From the Kodascope libraries. VERY RARE. The titles on the can read 'Housekeeping at the Zoo', 'Getting Gay with Neptune' (crossed out), 'Chumming with the Animals', and 'Sawdust and Spangles'. Copied to DVD 4 and DIGI-BETA.
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- Type
- Archival Object 342
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Acrobats 5
- Aerialists 8
- Amusement rides 3
- Animal trainers 6
- Animals 87
- Boxing 8
- Caricatures and cartoons 3
- Circus 205
- Circus workers 1
- Clowning 5
- Comedians 28
- Fairground art 1
- Fairs 21
- Magic 5
- Motion pictures 114
- Music 3
- Performers 26
- Puppets 1
- Showman 1
- Striptease 7
- Stunt performers 5
- Transport 5
- Wild west 5
- World's fairs and expositions 1
- Wrestling 1
- Zoos 18 + ∧ less