Gasoline Gus Explained

Gasoline Gus
Director:	James Cruze
Starring:	Fatty Arbuckle
Cinematography:	Karl Brown
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	5 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Gasoline Gus is a 1921 American comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Fatty Arbuckle.^[1] Prints of Gasoline Gus held at the Gosfilmofond archive in Russia and Cinematheque Belgique.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Gasoline Gus
• Lila Lee as Sal Jo Banty
• Charles Ogle as Nate Newberry
• Theodore Lorch as Dry Check Charlie
• Wilton Taylor as Judge Shortridge
• Knute Erickson as 'Scrap Iron' Swenson
• Fred Huntley

Other media

Gasoline Gus is an early 20th century popular culture figure who also appeared in cartoon strips and a record single, both of which precede the film. The comic strip was written by O.P. Williams and was syndicated by the Philadelphia North American between 1913 and 1914. Gasoline Gus was a taxi driver and car fanatic who constantly wrecked his early automobile.^[4] Billy Murray and the American Quartet recorded the song "Gasoline Gus and his Jitney Bus" in 1915.^[5]

The petroleum scientist and Director of Universal Oil Products, Gustav Erloff, was nicknamed Gasoline Gus from 1915.^[6]

See also

• Fatty Arbuckle filmography

Notes and References

1. Web site: The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Gasoline Gus.
2. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: Gasoline Gus . silentera.com . March 12, 2017.
3. Web site: Gasoline Gus. Roscoe. Arbuckle. February 1, 1921. memory.loc.gov.
4. Web site: Stripper's Guide: Obscurity of the Day: Gasoline Gus. March 12, 2017.
5. Web site: Browse All Recordings Gasoline Gus and his jitney bus, Take 2 (1915-07-26) National Jukebox LOC.gov . www.loc.gov . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030212054/http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/recordings/detail/id/4026/ . 2014-10-30.
6. Science (magazine) 11 May 1956