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