Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Biography

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

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Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 ⭐ 9.5

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Classic Comedy Teams

1986 ⭐ 7.0

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Clancy Street Boys

1943 ⭐ 6.6

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Kid Dynamite

1943 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

1994

The Our Gang Story

Sunshine Sammy (archive footag · 1994

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook Notable

Scruno (archive footage) · 1991

⭐ 9.5

1986

Classic Comedy Teams Notable

Our Gang and The East Side Kid · 1986

⭐ 7.0

1943

Ghosts on the Loose

Scruno · 1943

⭐ 4.2

Clancy Street Boys

Scruno · 1943

⭐ 6.6

Kid Dynamite Notable

Scruno Jackson · 1943

⭐ 7.0

1942

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

Scruno · 1942

⭐ 6.3

Let's Get Tough

Scruno · 1942

⭐ 5.4

In This Our Life

Black Man in Jail (uncredited) · 1942

⭐ 6.9

1941

Spooks Run Wild

Scruno · 1941

⭐ 5.1

Bowery Blitzkrieg

Scruno · 1941

⭐ 6.1

Flying Wild

Scruno · 1941

⭐ 6.1

1940

Pride of the Bowery

Scruno · 1940

⭐ 6.2

Fugitive from a Prison Camp Notable

Chuckles · 1940

⭐ 9.0

That Gang of Mine

Scruno · 1940

⭐ 5.8

1926

Soft Pedal Notable

Wary · 1926

⭐ 9.0

1924

Fast Company

Ernie · 1924

⭐ 6.4

It's a Bear

Ernie · 1924

⭐ 6.3

Cradle Robbers

Ernie · 1924

⭐ 6.9

1923

Sunday Calm

Ernie · 1923

⭐ 6.6

Derby Day

Ernie 'Sammy' · 1923

⭐ 6.5

Stage Fright

Ernie · 1923

⭐ 6.9

1922

A Quiet Street Notable

Booker T. · 1922

⭐ 7.1

Saturday Morning Notable

Sorghum · 1922

⭐ 7.4

Young Sherlocks Notable

Ernie · 1922

⭐ 7.9

1921

The Pickaninny Notable

Little Casino · 1921

⭐ 9.0

Whirl o' the West Notable

Sammy · 1921

⭐ 8.0

1920

Number, Please?

Little Boy with Whisk Broom (u · 1920

⭐ 6.6

Get Out and Get Under

Small Boy (uncredited) · 1920

⭐ 6.5

Run 'Em Ragged Notable

1920

⭐ 7.5

1919

Call for Mr. Caveman

Little Henry Hercules · 1919

⭐ 5.0

The Sawdust Doll Notable

Sambo · 1919

⭐ 10.0

Peggy Does Her Darndest Notable

Snowball Snow · 1919

⭐ 10.0

1918

Dolly Does Her Bit Notable

Sambo · 1918

⭐ 9.0

1917

Captain Kiddo

1917

Frequently appears with

Ted Newsom

Narrator

Bud Abbott

Chick Young (archive foot

Louise Allbritton

Katherine Caldwell (archi

Barry Andrews

Paul (archive footage)

Evelyn Ankers

Claire Caldwell (archive

Steve Allen

Host

Stan Laurel

Self (archive footage)

Oliver Hardy

Self (archive footage)

Groucho Marx

Self (archive footage)

Harpo Marx

Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

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The Our Gang Story

1994

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Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 ⭐ 9.5

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Classic Comedy Teams

1986 ⭐ 7.0

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Ghosts on the Loose

1943 ⭐ 4.2

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Clancy Street Boys

1943 ⭐ 6.6

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Kid Dynamite

1943 ⭐ 7.0

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'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942 ⭐ 6.3

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Let's Get Tough

1942 ⭐ 5.4

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In This Our Life

1942 ⭐ 6.9

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Spooks Run Wild

1941 ⭐ 5.1

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Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941 ⭐ 6.1

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Flying Wild

1941 ⭐ 6.1

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Pride of the Bowery

1940 ⭐ 6.2

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Fugitive from a Prison Camp

1940 ⭐ 9.0

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That Gang of Mine

1940 ⭐ 5.8

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Boys of the City

1940 ⭐ 5.2

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I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

1940 ⭐ 7.0

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Gang War

1940 ⭐ 6.3

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Soft Pedal

1926 ⭐ 9.0

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Fast Company

1924 ⭐ 6.4