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:
Circus Jamboree Film, c1907 - 2001
16mm, Cyldon, Castle Films. 400 feet, 11 minutes long. Black and White, with Sound. Includes Euegene Castle, USA Circus, and various top European performers, with extensive notes. Copied to DVD 3 and DIGI-BETA.
Circus Jamboree Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. Black and White, Silent.
Circus Jamboree Film, c1950 - 1959
Circusama, Yestedays Circus Today. 8mm, Cecolite. Movie Pak.
Circus Life and It's The Circus Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. 100 feet, 4 minutes long. In Colour, with Sound. Includes Bertram Mills at the Olympia in London, and on tour in other locations. 'It's the Circus' part one and two are edited together to make one film.
Circus Life Film, c1907 - 2001
16mm, Kodak. 400 feet, 16 minutes long. Black and White. Includes Bertram Mills. Titles missing. Copied to DVD 4 and DIGI-BETA.
Circus Life Film, 1958
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Cecol. 400 feet, 11 minutes long. In Colour, with Sound. Includes Bertram Mills. Copied to DVD 3 and DIGI-BETA.
Circus of Fear, The Three Torches, Charlie the Balancer, and Behind the Big Top Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8, Photax. Fletcher Films. In Colour, some with Sound, some Silent. Includes original packaging. Noel Drewe refers to seven 'reels' for seven stories or possibly films grouped together.
Circus People Film, 1957
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Cyldon. Academy Films. 400 feet. In Colour, with Sound. A behind the scenes look at Cole Brothers Circus, showing the workers who set up and take down the big top and all other manner of things to enable the touring circus to operate. Local, casual labrour is engaged for free tickets. Includes the circus fire department cooking on a grand scale.
Circus Scene Film, c1907 - 2001
Super8. Filmed from the television, possibly featuring a Welsh Circus.
Circus Scenes from Feature Films Film, c1907 - 2001
Super8. Extracts filmed from the television.
Circus Slickers Film, 1939
16mm, Kodak Movie Reel. 325 feet, 9 minutes long. Black and White, with Sound. Includes extract from 'You Can't Cheat an Honest Man' starring W.C. Fields. Copied to DVD 3 and DIGI-BETA.
Circus Slickers Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8, Universal 8 Films. 9 minutes long. Black and White, Silent, subtitled edition. Printed lable reads, "From 'You Can't Cheat an Honest Man'." Includes W. C. Fields.
Circus Sliker Film, 1939
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Universal Pictures. 300 feet. Black and White, with Sound. Home movie release of 'You Can’t Cheat and Honest Man', starring W.C. Fields.
Circus Spell Binders, and Rings around the World Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8, Boots. 300 feet, 20 minutes long. Includes Bertram Mills. Silent. Sound strip. Copied to DVD 6 and DIGI-BETA.
Circus Spell Binders, and Three Comedy Shorts Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8, Grasso. Castle Films. Black and White, Silent. Possible soundtrack. Label on the side of the box reads 'Mixture..'. Possible compilation that includes Circus Spell Binders. However, it is on a 'std 8mm' label and may have been left on buy mistake. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.
Circus Spell Binders Film, c1907 - 2001
9.5mm, Pathe. Castle Films, Produced by United World Films Inc. 300 feet, 12 minutes long. Black and White.
Circus Spell Binders Film, c1945 - 1965
16mm. 400 feet, 11 minutes long. Black and White, with Sound. Includes USA Circus. Date stock could mean 1945 or 1965. Copied to DVD 1 and DIGI-BETA.
Circus Suckers, and The Greatest Show On Earth parts 1 and 2 Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8, Boots. 350 feet, 23 minutes long. Includes W.C. Fields.
Circus Thrills Film, c1907 - 2001
16mm, Agfa. 4 minutes long. Black and White, Silent. Includes Bertram Mills. Clapham Park Films Studios. Copied on DVD 4 and DIGI-BETA.
Circus Thrills Film, c1907 - 2001
8mm, Castle Films. Black and White, with Sound. Complete edition. Includes Great Acts of the Centre Ring. Contains the Castle Film catalogue. Copied to DVD 6 and DIGI-BETA.
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