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Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Sunshine Sammy Morrison

  • Child actor
  • Teen actor

Ernie 'Sunshine Sammy' Morrison (born Ernest Fredric Morrison) was a popular African American child actor of the Silent films era. Leaving the screen in 1926, he eventually returned for a time, from 1940 to 1944.

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The Our Gang Story

The Our Gang Story

1994

as Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as Scruno (archive footage)

Good Times

Good Times

1974

Ghosts on the Loose

Ghosts on the Loose

1943

as Scruno

Clancy Street Boys

Clancy Street Boys

1943

as Scruno

Kid Dynamite

Kid Dynamite

1943

as Scruno Jackson

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942

as Scruno

Let's Get Tough

Let's Get Tough

1942

as Scruno

In This Our Life

In This Our Life

1942

as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)

Spooks Run Wild

Spooks Run Wild

1941

as Scruno

Bowery Blitzkrieg

Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941

as Scruno

Flying Wild

Flying Wild

1941

as Scruno

Pride of the Bowery

Pride of the Bowery

1940

as Scruno

Fugitive from a Prison Camp

Fugitive from a Prison Camp

1940

as Chuckles

That Gang of Mine

That Gang of Mine

1940

as Scruno

Boys of the City

Boys of the City

1940

as Scruno

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

1940

as Joe

Gang War

Gang War

1940

as Gang Member (uncredited)

Soft Pedal

Soft Pedal

1926

as Wary

Don't Butt In

Don't Butt In

1926

Between Meals

Between Meals

1926

as In Need

Fast Company

Fast Company

1924

as Ernie

It's a Bear

It's a Bear

1924

as Ernie

Cradle Robbers

Cradle Robbers

1924

as Ernie

Commencement Day

Commencement Day

1924

as Ernie

Seein' Things

Seein' Things

1924

as Ernie

The 'Fraidy Cat

The 'Fraidy Cat

1924

as Member of the Gang (uncredited)

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

1924

as Ernie

Big Business

Big Business

1924

as Sunshine Sammy

Tire Trouble

Tire Trouble

1924

as Ernie

Sunday Calm

Sunday Calm

1923

as Ernie

Derby Day

Derby Day

1923

as Ernie 'Sammy'

Stage Fright

Stage Fright

1923

as Ernie

July Days

July Days

1923

as Ernie

Lodge Night

Lodge Night

1923

as Ernie

Dogs of War!

Dogs of War!

1923

as Ernie

Back Stage

Back Stage

1923

as Ernie

Giants vs. Yanks

Giants vs. Yanks

1923

as Ernie

Boys to Board

Boys to Board

1923

as Ernie

A Pleasant Journey

A Pleasant Journey

1923

as Ernie

The Big Show

The Big Show

1923

as Booker T.

The Cobbler

The Cobbler

1923

as Ernie

The Champeen

The Champeen

1923

as Sammy Johnson

A Quiet Street

A Quiet Street

1922

as Booker T.

Saturday Morning

Saturday Morning

1922

as Sorghum

Young Sherlocks

Young Sherlocks

1922

as Ernie

Our Gang

Our Gang

1922

as Sunshine Sammy

Fire Fighters

Fire Fighters

1922

as Booker T. Bacon

One Terrible Day

One Terrible Day

1922

as Booker T.

The Sleuth

The Sleuth

1922

as Prince’s aid

The Non-Skid Kid

The Non-Skid Kid

1922

Full o' Pep

Full o' Pep

1922

Penrod

Penrod

1922

as Herman

The Pickaninny

The Pickaninny

1921

as Little Casino

Name the Day

Name the Day

1921

as Goofy

High Rollers

High Rollers

1921

Big Game

Big Game

1921

as Assistant

Rush Orders

Rush Orders

1921

as Narcissus

Whirl o' the West

Whirl o' the West

1921

as Sammy

Number, Please?

Number, Please?

1920

as Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)

Park Your Car

Park Your Car

1920

Cash Customers

Cash Customers

1920

Get Out and Get Under

Get Out and Get Under

1920

as Small Boy (uncredited)

Live and Learn

Live and Learn

1920

Run 'Em Ragged

Run 'Em Ragged

1920

Call a Taxi

Call a Taxi

1920

Don't Rock the Boat

Don't Rock the Boat

1920

Any Old Port

Any Old Port

1920

Grab the Ghost

Grab the Ghost

1920

as Servant's Child

Drink Hearty

Drink Hearty

1920

as George Washington Tarfoot Lee

Cracked Wedding Bells

Cracked Wedding Bells

1920

Haunted Spooks

Haunted Spooks

1920

as Little Boy (uncredited)

Waltz Me Around

Waltz Me Around

1920

Getting His Goat

Getting His Goat

1920

All Lit Up

All Lit Up

1920

as The Kid

The Dippy Dentist

The Dippy Dentist

1920

as Messenger Boy

Why Go Home?

Why Go Home?

1920

Red Hot Hottentotts

Red Hot Hottentotts

1920

Tough Luck

Tough Luck

1919

Call for Mr. Caveman

Call for Mr. Caveman

1919

as Little Henry Hercules

Giving the Bride Away

Giving the Bride Away

1919

Daddy Number Two

Daddy Number Two

1919

Start Something

Start Something

1919

The Sawdust Doll

The Sawdust Doll

1919

as Sambo

The Old Maid's Baby

The Old Maid's Baby

1919

as George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson

Dolly Does Her Bit

Dolly Does Her Bit

1918

as Sambo

Captain Kiddo

Captain Kiddo

1917