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:
The Range Busters, Chimpanzees’ Tea Party, The Forbidden Jungle, and Three Little Bruins Great Adventure Film, 1940 - 1949
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Gepe. 400 feet. Castle Films. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Ray ‘Crash’ Corrigan, John ‘Dusty’ King and Max ‘Alibi’ Terhune in 'The Range Busters'. Also features documentaries showing chimpanzees and bears, as well as Rounds 3 and 6 of the World Feather Weight Championship between Howard Winstone and Mitsuri Seki.
The Rotor Film, c1907 - 2001
16mm, Peak Gem. 100 feet, 4 minutes long. Black and White, Silent. Possibly filmed at Battersea Fun Fair. Copied to DVD 4 and DIGI-BETA.
The Story of Three Loves Film, 1953
Super8. Trapeze act extract from 'The Story of Three Loves' starring Kirk Douglas and Pier Angeli.
The Stuntman, and Shooting Wild Film, c1907 - 2001
8mm, Photax. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Ben Turpin in 'The Stuntman'. Also features Women Wrestlers; Reta Martenez versus Maria Gernardi from Hollywood, U.S.A. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.
The Vagabond, The Pawnshop, Harold Runs Amok, Sailor Beware, Saps at Sea, Dizzy Decorators, and The Range Busters Film, 1910 - 1919
Three Little Bruins, With Love and Hisses, Animal Farm, Vigilantes Vengance, Nude Exercising, Snooky the Monkey, and They Died with their Boots On Film, c1940 - 1949
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Cyldon. Black and White, Silent. 350 Feet. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and James Finlayson in Right Dress scene from 'With Love and Hisses'. Tom Mix in 'Vigilantes Vengeance'. The feature film 'Nude Exercising'. Snooky the Monkey extract from 'Just in Time'. Errol Flynn in 'They Died with their Boots On'.
Toby Tyler Film, 1959
Super8. From a Disney feature. Includes Kevin Corcoran.
Trapeze Film, 1956
Super8, Grasso. In Colour, with Sound. Feature film starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida. Distributed by Derann. Directed by Carol Reed. Susan Productions Inc.
Trouble at the Forge, Paws for Breath, and Acrobatic Antics Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. Black and White, Silent. Trouble at the Forge, a Jimmy Adams extract. Paws for Breath, a Billy Bevan extract. Acrobatic Antics, a Hallroom Boys Comedy. Copied to DIGI-BETA.
Trumpet March Recording, c1907 - 2001
1/4 Audio Reel. Labelled; "House Coming In".
Tweeting Circus Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathetoscope. Black and White, Silent. Includes Dare Devil Dots, the opening scene from 'Sallys Day Out', Cherny Kearton, Eugene Castle release, and 'Hippo Rodeo'. Reperforated from 16mm.
Untitled Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathetoscope. 300 feet, 12 minutes long. Black and White, Silent. First inter-titles read 'Modern Motors Replace Prancing Ponies.' Supplied by C. W. Cramp. Copied to DVD 5 and DIGI-BETA.
Untitled Film, c1907 - 2001
8mm, 100 feet. Silent, in Colour. Commercial glamour film. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.
Untitled Film, c1907 - 2001
8mm, 50 feet. Black and White, Silent. Commercial glamour film.
Untitled number 3 Film, c1907 - 2001
8mm, Kodak. In Colour, Silent. Noel Drewe's film, possibly with his father. Features Tom Smith's Fair at Potten End near Berkhamstead, Flanagan's Fun Fair, The Moor, Berkhamstead Roundabouts, a Sea-front Fair, Worthing's Sea-front, and possibly Manning's. Copied to DVD 5 and DIGI-BETA.
Untitled Recording, c1907 - 2001
1/4 Audio Reel.
Untitled Recording, c1907 - 2001
1/4 Audio Reel.
Untitled Recording, c1907 - 2001
1/4 Audio Reel.
Untitled Recording, c1907 - 2001
1/4 Audio Reel.
Untitled Recording, c1907 - 2001
1/4 Audio Reel.
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 342
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Acrobats 1
- Aerialists 5
- Amusement rides 3
- Animal trainers 3
- Animals 83
- Boxing 6
- Caricatures and cartoons 3
- Circus 205
- Circus workers 1
- Clowning 3
- Comedians 24
- Fairground art 1
- Fairs 20
- Magic 2
- Motion pictures 114
- Music 3
- Performers 8
- Puppets 1
- Showman 1
- Striptease 7
- Stunt performers 2
- Transport 5
- Wild west 3
- World's fairs and expositions 1
- Wrestling 1
- Zoos 15 + ∧ less