''Gasoline Gus'' is a 1921 American

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directed by James Cruze and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Prints of ''Gasoline Gus'' held at the Gosfilmofond archive in Russia and Cinematheque Belgique.

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 Wilton Taylor (1869 – January 24, 1925) was an American stage and silent screen actor. He usually played gruff men of authority like wardens, judges or the police commissioner in Tod Browning's '' Outside the Law'' (1920). Of some other su ...

as Judge Shortridge * Knute Erickson as 'Scrap Iron' Swenson *

Fred Huntley Fred Huntley (29 August 1862 in London, England – 1 November 1931 in Hollywood, California) was an English silent film actor and director. Fred Huntley made his theater debut at London's Covent Garden in 1879. After years as the leading m ...

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

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was written by O.P. Williams and was syndicated by the

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between 1913 and 1914. Gasoline Gus was a

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and car fanatic who constantly wrecked his early

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. Billy Murray and the American Quartet recorded the song "

Gasoline Gus and his Jitney Bus 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 ...

" in 1915. The petroleum scientist and Director of Universal Oil Products,

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, was nicknamed Gasoline Gus from 1915.Science (magazine) 11 May 1956

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gasoline Gus 1921 films 1921 comedy films 1921 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films Films directed by James Cruze American comedy short films 1920s American films

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