Sunshine Sammy Morrison
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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.
Known for
Credits
Penrod (1922)
as Herman
In This Our Life (1942)
as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
as Scruno (archive footage)
July Days (1923)
as Ernie
The Our Gang Story (1994)
as Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)
Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)
as Scruno
Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
as Scruno
A Pleasant Journey (1923)
as Ernie
Fire Fighters (1922)
as Booker T. Bacon
Flying Wild (1941)
as Scruno
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
as Scruno
Get Out and Get Under (1920)
as Small Boy (uncredited)
The Cobbler (1923)
as Ernie
Dogs of War! (1923)
as Ernie
That Gang of Mine (1940)
as Scruno
Haunted Spooks (1920)
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Let's Get Tough (1942)
as Scruno
Call for Mr. Caveman (1919)
as Little Henry Hercules
Kid Dynamite (1943)
as Scruno Jackson
The Champeen (1923)
as Sammy Johnson
Don't Butt In (1926)
Actor
Number, Please? (1920)
as Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)
Our Gang (1922)
as Sunshine Sammy
Fugitive from a Prison Camp (1940)
as Chuckles
It's a Bear (1924)
as Ernie
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940)
as Joe
Waltz Me Around (1920)
as Sunny
The Buccaneers (1924)
as Ernie
Pride of the Bowery (1940)
as Scruno
Big Game (1921)
as Assistant
Rush Orders (1921)
as Narcissus
The Big Show (1923)
as Booker T.
Drink Hearty (1920)
as George Washington Tarfoot Lee
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)
as Our Gang and The East Side Kids (segment "Sunshine Sammy") (archive footage)
Gang War (1940)
as Gang Member (uncredited)
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)
as Scruno
Any Old Port (1920)
Actor
Clancy Street Boys (1943)
as Scruno
Dolly Does Her Bit (1918)
as Sambo
Peggy Does Her Darndest (1919)
as Snowball Snow
Whirl o' the West (1921)
as Sammy
The Old Maid's Baby (1919)
as George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson
The Non-Skid Kid (1922)
Actor
The Dippy Dentist (1920)
as Messenger Boy
Big Business (1924)
as Sunshine Sammy
Full o' Pep (1922)
Actor
Stage Fright (1923)
as Ernie
Park Your Car (1920)
Actor
Tire Trouble (1924)
as Ernie
Captain Kiddo (1917)
Actor
Boys of the City (1940)
as Scruno
Call a Taxi! (1920)
Actor
Tough Luck (1919)
Actor
The Sleuth (1922)
as Prince’s aid
Why Go Home? (1920)
Actor
One Terrible Day (1922)
as Booker T.
Red Hot Hottentotts (1920)
Actor
Run 'Em Ragged (1920)
Actor
The 'Fraidy Cat (1924)
as Member of the Gang (uncredited)
Commencement Day (1924)
as Ernie
The Sawdust Doll (1919)
as Sambo
A Quiet Street (1922)
as Booker T.
Don't Rock the Boat (1920)
Actor
All Lit Up (1920)
as The Kid
Back Stage (1923)
as Ernie
Name the Day (1921)
as Goofy
Cradle Robbers (1924)
as Ernie
Fast Company (1924)
as Ernie
Cracked Wedding Bells (1920)
Actor
Getting His Goat (1920)
Actor
Seein' Things (1924)
as Ernie
Soft Pedal (1926)
as Wary
Between Meals (1926)
as In Need
The Pickaninny (1921)
as Little Casino
Sunday Calm (1923)
as Ernie
Young Sherlocks (1922)
as Ernie
Grab the Ghost (1920)
as Servant's Child
Derby Day (1923)
as Ernie 'Sammy'
Start Something (1919)
Actor
High Rollers (1921)
Actor
Daddy Number Two (1919)
Actor
Lodge Night (1923)
as Ernie
Cash Customers (1920)
Actor
Boys to Board (1923)
as Ernie
Giants vs. Yanks (1923)
as Ernie
Saturday Morning (1922)
as Sorghum
Giving the Bride Away (1919)
Actor
Live and Learn (1920)
Actor