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American comic strip by O.P. Williams For the 1921 film, see Gasoline Gus.
Gasoline Gus cartoon (1920)

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. Billy Murray and the American Quartet recorded the song "Gasoline Gus and his Jitney Bus" in 1915. It was recorded on Edison Record phonograph cylinder. It was one of several songs about jitneys in the U.S. as they became popular in the lead up to World War I.

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

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

References

  1. "Stripper's Guide: Obscurity of the Day: Gasoline Gus". Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  2. "Browse All Recordings | Gasoline Gus and his jitney bus, Take 2 (1915-07-26) | National Jukebox". Loc.gov. 1915-07-26. Archived from the original on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  3. University of California, Santa Barbara Library Department of Special Collections (November 16, 2005). "Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project". cylinders.library.ucsb.edu.
  4. Anderson, Don (2016-04-10). "The Jitney In Song, 1915-2011". The Third Carriage Age. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  5. Bowser, Eileen (February 23, 1999). The Griffith Project, Volume 12: Essays on D.W. Griffith. British Film Institute. ISBN 9781844572687 – via Google Books.
  6. Massa, Steve (April 23, 2013). "Lame Brains and Lunatics". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
  7. Massa, Steve (24 December 2019). "Rediscovering Roscoe: The Films of "Fatty" Arbuckle". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
  8. Science (magazine) 11 May 1956
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