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:
Harem Dream Film, c1907 - 2001
8mm, Top Hat Films. Black and White, Silent. Commercial film.
Here Comes the Circus Film, c1930 - 1949
Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathe. 300 feet, 12 minutes long. Black and white, silent. Includes USA circus, and Ringling bros. and Barnum and Baily Circus from the 1930s and 1940s.
Here Comes the Circus Film, 1942
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.
Here Comes the Circus Film, c1930 - 1949
Circusama and 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.
Here's The Circus Film, c1945 - 1960
Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. 400 feet, 16 minutes long. Includes USA Circus footage.
Here's The Circus Film, 1955
Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm. 400 feet, 11 minutes long. Black and white with sound. Includes Bertram Mills Circus. Copied to DVD 2 and DIGI-BETA.
Here's The Circus Film, 1955
Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm. 400 feet, 11 minutes long. Black and white with sound. Includes Bertram Mills Circus. Copied to DVD 2 and DIGI-BETA.
Here's The Circus Film, c1945 - 1990
16mm, G.B. Equipment Ltd. 400 feet, 11 minutes long. Black and white with sound. Includes Bertram Mills Circus. Copied to DVD 3 and DIGI-BETA.
Here’s The Circus Film, 1950
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Star Movie Pak series. Black and White, with Sound.
Here’s The Circus Film, c1907 - 2001
16mm, Castle Films. 3 Reels. Black and White, with Sound.
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
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'.
His Royal Slyness, The Pale Face, and Aubrey’s Suitcase Mix Up Film, c1907 - 2001
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.
Honest Horace, and Doctor Haribreath Harry Film, c1907 - 2001
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 175 feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films starring The Chuckleheads. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.
House Music Recording, c1907 - 2001
1/4 Audio Reel.
Housekeeping at the Zoo Film, 1922
16mm, Kodak. Stockwell Cine Short. Black and White, Silent. Commercial film.
Howard Winstone vs. Mitsuri Seki World Featherweight Boxing Championship, The Fireman, Cave Inn, and Tarzan's Hideout Film, c1907 - 2001
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.
Ice Tricks, Hopeless Help Mates, Stagecoach, You’ll Be Surprised, and Range Buster Film, c1907 - 2001
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.
I'm No Angel, and Chase Me Pastry Film, c1907 - 2001
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’.
Indian Elephants Film, c1907 - 2001
8mm. Silent, in Colour. Commercial film. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.
It’s a Gift, and Harem Nights Film, c1907 - 2001
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.
Additional filters:
- 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