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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:

Unwelcome Guest, Zoo Time, Dizzy Decorators, Beauty at the Bath, Winchester 73, and The Iron Mule Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 23: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.222
Scope and Contents Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. 380 Feet. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Ben Turpin in 'Unwelcome Guest'. Harrison Marks in 'Dizzy Decorators'. Abbot and Costello in 'Beauty at the Bath'. Stephen McNaily and John McIntyre in 'Winchester 73'. Al St. John in 'The Iron Mule'. Also features lions, tigers, giraffe, crocodiles, penguins and sea lions from London Zoo, nude scenes Western scenes, and possible scenes in India....
Dates: c1907 - 2001
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Valerie Allen Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 32: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.311
Scope and Contents

8mm, 50 feet. Black and White, Silent. Commercial glamour film.

Dates: c1907 - 2001
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Video Four Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 29: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.325
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. VHS PAL. Includes; Tweeties Circus, hippo rodeo, monkeyland, a chapter of accidents, acrobatic antics, some birds, and Circus Time.

Dates: c1907 - 2001
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Weights Circus Film, 1994

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 16: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.155
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Kodak. 50 feet. Silent, in Colour. Featuring Nash Mills, Hemel Hempstead.

Dates: 1994
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

West Midlands Safari Park Film, c1945 - 1990

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 8: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.56
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Celolite 400, Cinematograph Engineering Ltd., London. 400 feet, 16 minutes long. Colour with sound. Leader also titled 'Stop, Look & Listen'.

Dates: c1945 - 1990
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Western Scenes, Uncle’s Tea Party, Heather Rose, Haunted Gainsborough, Ken Maynard, Sell it, Lovenest on Wheels, Two Girls, A Fishy Caveman Story, A Stone Age Romance, and Flying Elephants Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 22: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.209
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films starring Harrions Marks, Ken Maynard, Heather Rose, Buster Keaton, Walter Long, and Laurel and Hardy. Also includes 'Spell it' by Stuart Wynn Jones and an extract featuring Lupino Lane.

Dates: c1907 - 2001
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

When Comedy was King, Keystone, Clash by Night, Tit for Tat, Cops, and Midnight Mischief Film, c1920 - 1929

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 23: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.220
Scope and Contents Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Hal Roach Studios. 350 Feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films, and TV commercials. Includes Horse racing. Nude from striphouse. Charley Chase in the opening from 'When Comedy was King'. Charles Chaplin in 'Keystone'. Barbara Standwyck, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe and Robert Douglas in 'Clash by Night'. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Chalie Hall in 'Tit for Tat'. Buster Keaton in 'The Great Stone Face from Cops' . Glamour finale...
Dates: c1920 - 1929
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Whispering Lions Film, 1925

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 20: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.195
Scope and Contents

8mm, Hal Roach Studios. Black and White, Silent. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: 1925
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Whispering Lions Film, 1925

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 29: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.275
Scope and Contents

8mm, Hal Roach Studios. 175 Feet. Black and White, Silent. Commercial film starring James Parrot and Jolyn Ralston.

Dates: 1925
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Wife and Auto Trouble Film, c1951 - 1971

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 11: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.90
Scope and Contents

8mm, American Molded Products. 200 feet, 16 minutes long. Black and white, silent. Stock mark reads 1951 or 1971. Includes William Collier, early vintage comedy.

Dates: c1951 - 1971
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Winchester 73, Bear Fishing, The Misfit, Dick Turpin, Hand to Mouth, Tarzan, From Soup to Nuts, Society Sensation, Shorty the Cowboy, and It’s a Gift Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 21: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.204
Scope and Contents Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 350 Feet. Universal Pictures. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from a variety of films. Includes; 'Winchester 73' starring Shelley Winters and Dan Dureya. Clyde Cook extract from 'The Misfit'. Victor McGladen as Dick Turpin. Harold Lloyd extract from 'Hand to Mouth'. Lex Barker as 'Tarzan'. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy extract from 'Soup to Nuts' with Anita Garvin. Rudolph Valentino extract from 'Society Sensation'. Shorty the Chip extract from...
Dates: c1907 - 2001
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Winchester 73, Love Loot and Crash, Gunga Din, and From Hand to Mouth Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 31: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.299
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 178 feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Stephen McNally, Shelley Winters and Dan Dure in 'Winchester 73'. Cary Grant in 'Gunga Din'. Harold Lloyd in 'From Hand to Mouth'. Also features Caroline Dell and Hedy Keiser adult scenes.

Dates: c1907 - 2001
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Wing, Claw and Fang Film, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 2: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.17
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathe, Kodascope. 300 feet, 12 minutes long. Silent. Includes USA Circus. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: c1945 - 1960
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

With Love and Hisses, Cavemen, Double Whoopee, and Let Em Rip Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 26: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.253
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Cyldon. 1050 feet. Silent, in Colour. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in 'With Love and Hisses' and 'Let Em Rip'. Laurel and Hardy and James Finlayson in 'Cavemen'. Laurel and Hardy and Jean Harlow in 'Double Whoope'. Also features of animals from Flamingoland.

Dates: c1907 - 2001
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

With Love and Hisses Film, 1927

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 25: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.242
Scope and Contents

8mm, Dixons. 380 Feet. Hal Roach Studios. Black and White, Silent. Commercial film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

Dates: 1927
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

With Love and Hisses, The Redskins Attack, Stage Coach, Feast of Ishitar, Destry, and Dog Heaven Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 27: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.263
Scope and Contents Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Photax. 300 Feet. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Laurel and Hardy in Travelling Companions scene from 'With Love and Hisses'. James Ellison in 'The Redskins Attack'. Tom Mix and Tony in 'Destry'. Pete and Our Gang in 'Dog Heaven'. Also features skeleton dance, King of the Jungle, animal scenes from Kruger Park South Africa, elephants from Chessington Park, Elmo Lincoln with elephant (in...
Dates: c1907 - 2001
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

World's 1st Movies Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 18: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.171
Scope and Contents

8mm. 200 feet. Black and White, Silent. Combination of early shorts from the 'Collectors Club' series.

Dates: c1907 - 2001
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Your Darn Tooting, Slips Don’t Count, Riding the Goat, and Lizzies of the Field Film, 1920 - 1929

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 31: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.301
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Hal Roach Studios. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Laurel and Hardy in 'Your Darn Tooting'. Walter Hiers in 'Riding the Goat'. Billy Bevan and Sid Smith in Grab and Tackle extract from 'Lizzies of the Field'. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: 1920 - 1929
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Zippos Circus, 1992

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 16: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.146
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Agfa. Silent, in Colour. Possibly filmed by Noel Drewe, at Chesham.

Dates: 1992
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Zippos Circus Film, 1999

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 14: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.119
Scope and Contents

Super8. Possibly filmed by Noel Drewe. Label on plastic reads 'Boxmoor' and 'Trust Lands.' Very long leader.

Dates: 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 342
Collection 1
 
Subject
Acrobats 5
Aerialists 8
Amusement rides 3
Animal trainers 6
Animals 87
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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
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