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Animals

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 103 Collections and/or Records:

Lion, The Finishing Touch, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Film, c1947 - 1969

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 24: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.233
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Black and white, silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Edgar Kennedy in The Builders scene from 'The Finishing Touch'. John Wayne in 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon' western. Also features nude scenes. As well as animal scenes including seals, sea lions and penguins.

Dates: c1947 - 1969

Llamas Film, c1945 - 1990

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 30: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.293
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, British Instructional Film. 100 feet. Black and white, silent. Commercial film.

Dates: c1945 - 1990

Man and Beast Film, c1945 - 1990

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 19: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.178
Scope and Contents

16mm, Cecolite. 400 feet, 10 minutes long. In colour, with sound. Russian circus animal trainers.

Dates: c1945 - 1990

Man Eater at Large Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 20: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.188
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Mack Sennett. Black and white, silent. Commercial film, starring Billy Beavan and Andy Clyde.

Dates: c1932 - 1965

Miracle of the White Stallions Film, 1963

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 25: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.240
Scope and Contents

8mm, Plio-Magic. Disney. Silent, in colour. Disney Home Movie version titled 'The Proud Horses of Austria'.

Dates: 1963

Monkeyland Film, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 1: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.2
Scope and Contents

9.5mm.

Dates: c1945 - 1960

Monty Goes to Ningwood Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 19: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.176
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. 300 feet. In colour, with sound. RSPCA promotion film about a horse going to an old horses home. Supplied by C.W. Cramp.

Dates: c1932 - 1965

Moscow State Circus Film, 1996

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 14: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.114
Scope and Contents

Super8, Pathe Pictorial. 50 feet. In colour, with sound. Outdoor scenes at Watford, Knutsford Recreation Ground, Hertfordshire. Features lions, juggling and clowns. Possibly filmed by Noel Drewe.

Dates: 1996

Never Weaken, The Range Riders and Wrong Again Film, c1942 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 29: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.281
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 225 Feet. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Harold Lloyd in Down to Earth extract from 'Never Weaken'. Ray ‘Crash’ Corrigan, Dusty King and Max ‘Alibi’ Terhune in 'The Range Rides'. Laurel and Hardy in 'Wrong Again'. Also features 'Bush Walkabout' presented by David Attenborough, as well as zebra and a man diving into pool.

Dates: c1942 - 1965

No Kidding Film, c1960 - 1970

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 3: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.20
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, G.B. Equipment Ltd. 8 minutes long. Black and white with sound. Includes Chessington Zoo and Lord George Sanger's football dogs. Copied to DVD 2 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: c1960 - 1970

Noel Drewe Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0058
Scope and Contents

A large collection of films entitled Circusama containing amateur and professional films on the themes of circus, performing animals and zoos, and edited clips from commercial Western and comedy films. The films are in a variety of formats including 8mm, Super8, 9.5mm and 16mm and contain related correspondence and notes. This collection also contains some sound reels mainly of fairground music.

Dates: c1930 - 1990

Our Gang in Bear Hunters (It’s a Bear) Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 20: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.187
Scope and Contents

8mm, Hal Roach Studios. 200 feet. Black and white, silent. Commercial film. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: c1932 - 1965

Paris Revue, Stagecoach, and Animal Scenes from Chessington Zoo and Krugel Park Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 24: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.231
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. Silent with both colour and black and white footage. Includes; Paris Revue comedy sketch. Performing pig and cattle in Portugal. African elephants and lions at Krugel Park, South Africa. Ken Maynard. Mountain animals. Tom Mix Destry. High and Dizzy Leon Errol. Dorothy Granger and Irma Trude The Chiken. Penguins from Chessington Zoo. John Wayne in Stagecoach. George Bancroft and Thomas Michael in Paris Revue finale.

Dates: c1932 - 1965

Performing Dogs Film, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 5: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.35
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm. 30 minutes long. Black and white, silent. Includes French circus. First Pathescope film released in 1926. Notched titles by Buffon.

Dates: c1945 - 1960

Poodle's Motorbike Ride, Behind the Big Top and Rings Around the World Films, c1965 - 1979

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 11: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.84
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8, Boots. "Poodle's.." is silent, a Mountain Films release. "Behind.." is silent, a Warner Bros. release. Copied to DVD 6 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: c1965 - 1979

Punch and Judy, Spalding Flower Parade, and Donkey Derby Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 26: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.252
Scope and Contents

8mm. Silent in colour. Filmed by Reg Charman. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: c1932 - 1965

Putting Pants on Phillip and A Dog’s Life Film, c1942 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 28: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.272
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. Hal Roach Studios. 350 feet. Silent, with both colour and black and white footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Stan Laruel and Oliver Hardy in 'Putting Pants on Phillip'. Charles Chaplin and Edna Purviance in 'A Dog’s Life'. Also features scenes of female nudity, and wild animals of South Africa.

Dates: c1942 - 1965

Rare Circus Shorts Film, 1926

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 24: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.228
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. Includes; Performing dogs - 30 Feet, first film released in 1926 by Pathescope Ltd. Toto Acrobat - 30 Feet cartoon with notched titles. Lions in Freedom - 30 Feet, filmed in France, not listed in catalogues. Elephant Bath - 30 Feet, filmed in India in 1926. Trained Elephants - 30 Feet, potentially filmed in U.S.A. At Home with Lions - 60 Feet, from Charles Gays in U.S.A.

Dates: 1926

Ride ‘Em Cowboy, Dog Heaven, Elmo Lincoln and Jane, Prairie Pirates, and Mixed Magic Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 25: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.245
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, G.B. Ferrosonic Tape. 300 Feet. Black and white, silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Pete and Our Gang in 'Dog Heaven'. Tex Williams in 'Priarie Pirates'. Buster Keaton in 'Mixed Magic'. Also features nude scenes from striphouse, as well as animal scenes, including tiger and monkey.

Dates: c1932 - 1965

Sally, Nose for News, The Four des Ballet of Brigitte Bardot, Arabian Nights, and Slapstick Parade Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 24: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.234
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, G.B. Ferrosonic Tape. 300 Feet. Silent with both colour and black and white footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Joe Cook in 'Nose for News'. Maria Montez in Sabu extract from 'Arabian Nights'. Also features animal scenes, including lion leaping, birds, and tiger. As well as women's Wrestling.

Dates: c1932 - 1965