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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:

Harem Dream Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 30: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.292
Scope and Contents

8mm, Top Hat Films. Black and White, Silent. Commercial film.

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

Here Comes the Circus Film, c1930 - 1949

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 6: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.40
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathe. 300 feet, 12 minutes long. Black and White, Silent. Includes USA Circus, and Ringling bros. Barnum and Baily Circus from the 1930s and 1940s.

Dates: c1930 - 1949
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Here Comes the Circus Film, 1942

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 7: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.51
Scope and Contents

16mm. 400 feet, 16 minutes long. Black and White, Silent. Includes USA Circus, and Ringling bros. Barnum and Baily Circus from the 1930s and 1940s. Supplied by C. W. Cramp. Copied to DVD 4 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: 1942
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Here Comes the Circus Film, c1930 - 1949

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 8: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.59
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Cyldon. 400 feet, 11 minutes long. Black and White, with Sound. Includes Ringling bros. Barnum and Baily Circus from the 1930s and 1940s. Copied to DVD 3 .and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: c1930 - 1949
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Here's The Circus Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 2: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.10
Scope and Contents

Circusama, and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. 400 feet, 16 minutes long. Includes USA Circus footage. 3 Copies.

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

Here's The Circus Film, 1955

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 3: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.22
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm. 400 feet, 11 minutes long. Black and White, with Sound. Includes Bertram Mills. Copied to DVD 2 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: 1955
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Here's The Circus Film, 1955

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 4: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.27
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm. 400 feet, 11 minutes long. Black and White, with Sound. Includes Bertram Mills. Copied to DVD 2 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: 1955
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Here's The Circus Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 8: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.61
Scope and Contents

16mm, G.B. Equipment Ltd. 400 feet, 11 minutes long. Black and White, with Sound. Includes Bertram Mills. Copied to DVD 3 and DIGI-BETA.

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

Here’s The Circus Film, 1950

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 20: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.183
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Star Movie Pak series. Black and White, with Sound.

Dates: 1950
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Here’s The Circus Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 28: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.268
Scope and Contents

16mm, Castle Films. 3 Reels. Black and White, with Sound.

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

Hill Billy Hotel, Perchance to Scream, His Royal Slyness, George O’Brien and Three Stooges Go West, The Bare Truth, Walter’s Paying Policy, The Dance, and the Finishing Touch Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 23: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.217
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. 350 Feet. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Buster Keaton in 'Hill Billy Hotel'. Jane Paul in 'Perchance to Scream'. Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels and Snub Pollard in 'His Royal Slyness'. Sophie Dawn in 'The Bare Truth'. Walter Forde in 'Walter’s Paying Policy'. Laurel and Hardy and Edgar Kennedy in 'The Finishing Touch'.

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

His Royal Slyness, The Pale Face, and Aubrey’s Suitcase Mix Up Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 28: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.269
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Scotch. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Chuckleheads in 'Aubrey’s Suitcase Mix Up'. Harold Lloyd in 'His Royal Slyness'. Buster Keaton in 'The Pale Face'. Also features pelicans and sealions at London Zoo. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

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

Honest Horace, and Doctor Haribreath Harry Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 32: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.320
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 175 feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films starring The Chuckleheads. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

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

House Music Recording, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 33: Series 178E10
Reference code: 178E10.12
Scope and Contents

1/4 Audio Reel.

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

Housekeeping at the Zoo Film, 1922

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 20: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.186
Scope and Contents

16mm, Kodak. Stockwell Cine Short. Black and White, Silent. Commercial film.

Dates: 1922
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Howard Winstone vs. Mitsuri Seki World Featherweight Boxing Championship, The Fireman, Cave Inn, and Tarzan's Hideout Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 22: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.210
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Charlie Rings the Bell from 'The Fireman' starring Charlie Chaplin. 'Cave Inn' starring Ralph Graves. Round 8 and finale of the World Featherweight Boxing Championship. 'Tarzan’s Hideout' starring Elmo Lincoln.

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

Ice Tricks, Hopeless Help Mates, Stagecoach, You’ll Be Surprised, and Range Buster Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 24: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.227
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Emi Tape. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; 'Ice Tricks' (Pathetoscope release). Harrison Marks comedy 'Hopeless Help Mates'. John Wayne in 'Stagecoach'. Snooky the Monkey and Ready to Serve extracts from 'You’ll Be Surprised'. Chester comedy (once available from Kodascope). The last hold up from 'Range Busters' starring Ray 'Crash' Corrigan, John King and Max 'Alibi' Terhune.

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

I'm No Angel, and Chase Me Pastry Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 14: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.128
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. In Colour, with Sound. Possibly filmed from the television. Includes the opening of ‘Lions in our Gardening’, and scenes from ‘Three Ring Circus’.

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

Indian Elephants Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 32: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.312
Scope and Contents

8mm. Silent, in Colour. Commercial film. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

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

It’s a Gift, and Harem Nights Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 32: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.315
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Snub Pollard in 'It’s a Gift'. Ben Turpin in 'Harem Nights'. Also features glamour scenes from 'Beautiful Maid'. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

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

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 342
Collection 1
 
Subject
Acrobats 1
Aerialists 5
Amusement rides 3
Animal trainers 3
Animals 83
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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
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