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Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Acting·1912–1989·66 films

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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Filmography

In This Our Life
In This Our Life (1942)Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
Haunted Spooks
Haunted Spooks (1920)Little Boy (uncredited)
Ghosts on the Loose
Ghosts on the Loose (1943)Scruno
Number, Please?
Number, Please? (1920)Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)
Spooks Run Wild
Spooks Run Wild (1941)Scruno
Get Out and Get Under
Get Out and Get Under (1920)Small Boy (uncredited)
Boys of the City
Boys of the City (1940)Scruno
That Gang of Mine
That Gang of Mine (1940)Scruno
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)Scruno
Bowery Blitzkrieg
Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)Scruno
Dogs of War!
Dogs of War! (1923)Ernie
Flying Wild
Flying Wild (1941)Scruno
Our Gang
Our Gang (1922)Sunshine Sammy
Pride of the Bowery
Pride of the Bowery (1940)Scruno
Let's Get Tough
Let's Get Tough (1942)Scruno
The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers (1924)Ernie
Kid Dynamite
Kid Dynamite (1943)Scruno Jackson
A Pleasant Journey
A Pleasant Journey (1923)Ernie
Gang War
Gang War (1940)Gang Member (uncredited)
The Champeen
The Champeen (1923)Sammy Johnson
Clancy Street Boys
Clancy Street Boys (1943)Scruno
July Days
July Days (1923)Ernie
Young Sherlocks
Young Sherlocks (1922)Ernie
Giants vs. Yanks
Giants vs. Yanks (1923)Ernie
It's a Bear
It's a Bear (1924)Ernie
Derby Day
Derby Day (1923)Ernie 'Sammy'
The 'Fraidy Cat
The 'Fraidy Cat (1924)Member of the Gang (uncredited)
Fire Fighters
Fire Fighters (1922)Booker T. Bacon
Tire Trouble
Tire Trouble (1924)Ernie
A Quiet Street
A Quiet Street (1922)Booker T.
Back Stage
Back Stage (1923)Ernie
Commencement Day
Commencement Day (1924)Ernie
Waltz Me Around
Waltz Me Around (1920)Sunny
Big Business
Big Business (1924)Sunshine Sammy
The Dippy Dentist
The Dippy Dentist (1920)Messenger Boy
Saturday Morning
Saturday Morning (1922)Sorghum
Seein' Things
Seein' Things (1924)Ernie
Stage Fright
Stage Fright (1923)Ernie
Fast Company
Fast Company (1924)Ernie
Cradle Robbers
Cradle Robbers (1924)Ernie
Sunday Calm
Sunday Calm (1923)Ernie
The Cobbler
The Cobbler (1923)Ernie
Call for Mr. Caveman
Call for Mr. Caveman (1919)Little Henry Hercules
The Big Show
The Big Show (1923)Booker T.
One Terrible Day
One Terrible Day (1922)Booker T.
Lodge Night
Lodge Night (1923)Ernie
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)Scruno (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940)Joe
Call a Taxi!
Call a Taxi! (1920)
The Non-Skid Kid
The Non-Skid Kid (1922)
Run 'Em Ragged
Run 'Em Ragged (1920)
All Lit Up
All Lit Up (1920)The Kid
Boys to Board
Boys to Board (1923)Ernie
Classic Comedy Teams
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)Our Gang and The East Side Kids (segment "Sunshine Sammy") (archive footage)
Fugitive from a Prison Camp
Fugitive from a Prison Camp (1940)Chuckles
The Old Maid's Baby
The Old Maid's Baby (1919)George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson
Grab the Ghost
Grab the Ghost (1920)Servant's Child
Penrod
Penrod (1922)Herman
The Sawdust Doll
The Sawdust Doll (1919)Sambo
The Pickaninny
The Pickaninny (1921)Little Casino
Soft Pedal
Soft Pedal (1926)Wary
Peggy Does Her Darndest
Peggy Does Her Darndest (1919)Snowball Snow
Dolly Does Her Bit
Dolly Does Her Bit (1918)Sambo
Whirl o' the West
Whirl o' the West (1921)Sammy
The Our Gang Story
The Our Gang Story (1994)Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)
Captain Kiddo
Captain Kiddo (1917)