Gasoline Gus
Gasoline Gus | |
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Directed by | James Cruze |
Written by | George Pattullo Walter Woods |
Starring | Fatty Arbuckle |
Cinematography | Karl Brown |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 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]
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
Preservation[]
Prints of Gasoline Gus held at the Gosfilmofond archive in Russia and Cinematheque Belgique.[2][3]
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 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, , was nicknamed Gasoline Gus from 1915.[6]
See also[]
- Fatty Arbuckle filmography
References[]
- ^ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Gasoline Gus".
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Gasoline Gus". silentera.com. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ^ Arbuckle, Roscoe (February 1, 1921). "Gasoline Gus" – via memory.loc.gov.
- ^ "Stripper's Guide: Obscurity of the Day: Gasoline Gus". Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ^ https://www.loc.gov/jukebox/recordings/detail/id/4026/
- ^ Science (magazine) 11 May 1956
External links[]
- Gasoline Gus at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- 1921 films
- 1921 comedy films
- 1921 short films
- American films
- American silent short films
- American black-and-white films
- American comedy films
- Films directed by James Cruze
- Comedy short films
- 1920s comedy film stubs
- Short silent comedy film stubs