Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Sunshine Sammy Morrison

1912-12-20 – 1989-07-24 (age 76) New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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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.

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Known For

Haunted Spooks
Haunted Spooks

1920

as Little Boy (uncredited)

Fire Fighters
Fire Fighters

1922

as Booker T. Bacon

Fast Company
Fast Company

1924

as Ernie

Saturday Morning
Saturday Morning

1922

as Sorghum

Tire Trouble
Tire Trouble

1924

as Ernie

Seein' Things
Seein' Things

1924

as Ernie

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Between Meals

1926

as In Need

Penrod
Penrod

1922

as Herman

The Pickaninny
The Pickaninny

1921

as Little Casino

In This Our Life
In This Our Life

1942

as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)

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Kid Dynamite
Kid Dynamite

1943

as Scruno Jackson

Classic Comedy Teams
Classic Comedy Teams

1986

as Our Gang and The East Side Kids (segment "Sunshine Sammy") (archive footage)

Let's Get Tough
Let's Get Tough

1942

as Scruno

The Cobbler
The Cobbler

1923

as Ernie

Our Gang
Our Gang

1922

as Sunshine Sammy

Flying Wild
Flying Wild

1941

as Scruno

Young Sherlocks
Young Sherlocks

1922

as Ernie

Bowery Blitzkrieg
Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941

as Scruno

Big Business
Big Business

1924

as Sunshine Sammy