Gasoline Gus (comic) explained

Gasoline Gus is a character that was popular in cartoon strips, a record single, and films. The comic strip was written by O.P. Williams and was syndicated by the Philadelphia North American between 1913 and 1914. The character Gasoline Gus was a taxi driver and car fanatic who constantly wrecked his early automobile.[1] Billy Murray and the American Quartet recorded the song "Gasoline Gus and his Jitney Bus" in 1915.[2] It was recorded on Edison Record phonograph cylinder.[3] It was one of several songs about jitneys in the U.S. as they became popular in the lead up to World War I.[4]

Two films were made based on Gasoline Gus. The first in 1915[5] with a cast that included Fay Tincher and Elmer Booth,[6] and the second Gasoline Gus (1921 film). The 1921 film was based on a Saturday Evening Post story by George Pattullo (writer).[7]

The petroleum scientist and Director of Universal Oil Products, Gustav Erloff, was nicknamed Gasoline Gus from 1915.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stripper's Guide: Obscurity of the Day: Gasoline Gus. March 12, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170312201853/http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2012/11/obscurity-of-day-gasoline-gus.html. March 12, 2017. live.
  2. Web site: Browse All Recordings | Gasoline Gus and his jitney bus, Take 2 (1915-07-26) | National Jukebox . Loc.gov . 1915-07-26 . 2020-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170526210335/http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/recordings/detail/id/4026/ . 2017-05-26 . live .
  3. Web site: Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project. Santa Barbara Library Department of Special Collections. University of California. November 16, 2005. cylinders.library.ucsb.edu.
  4. Web site: Anderson . Don . The Jitney In Song, 1915-2011 . The Third Carriage Age . 2016-04-10 . 2020-02-23.
  5. Book: Bowser, Eileen. The Griffith Project, Volume 12: Essays on D.W. Griffith. February 23, 1999. British Film Institute. 9781844572687. Google Books.
  6. Web site: Lame Brains and Lunatics. Steve. Massa. April 23, 2013. BearManor Media. Google Books.
  7. Web site: Rediscovering Roscoe: The Films of "Fatty" Arbuckle. Steve. Massa. 24 December 2019 . BearManor Media. Google Books.
  8. Science (magazine) 11 May 1956

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