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Sunshine Sammy Morrison
Born
20 December 1912
Died
24 July 1989
Place
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Acting

Sunshine Sammy Morrison

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.

As actor

The Our Gang Story

The Our Gang Story

1994 · Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 · Scruno (archive footage)
Classic Comedy Teams

Classic Comedy Teams

1986 · Our Gang and The East Side Kids (segment "Sunshine Sammy") (archive footage)
Ghosts on the Loose

Ghosts on the Loose

1943 · Scruno
Clancy Street Boys

Clancy Street Boys

1943 · Scruno
Kid Dynamite

Kid Dynamite

1943 · Scruno Jackson
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942 · Scruno
Let's Get Tough

Let's Get Tough

1942 · Scruno
In This Our Life

In This Our Life

1942 · Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
Spooks Run Wild

Spooks Run Wild

1941 · Scruno
Bowery Blitzkrieg

Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941 · Scruno
Flying Wild

Flying Wild

1941 · Scruno
Fugitive from a Prison Camp

Fugitive from a Prison Camp

1940 · Chuckles
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

1940 · Joe
Gang War

Gang War

1940 · Gang Member (uncredited)
Boys of the City

Boys of the City

1940 · Scruno
Pride of the Bowery

Pride of the Bowery

1940 · Scruno
That Gang of Mine

That Gang of Mine

1940 · Scruno

Between Meals

1926 · In Need
Soft Pedal

Soft Pedal

1926 · Wary

Don't Butt In

1926
Tire Trouble

Tire Trouble

1924 · Ernie
Seein' Things

Seein' Things

1924 · Ernie
It's a Bear

It's a Bear

1924 · Ernie
The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

1924 · Ernie
Cradle Robbers

Cradle Robbers

1924 · Ernie
Fast Company

Fast Company

1924 · Ernie
Big Business

Big Business

1924 · Sunshine Sammy
The 'Fraidy Cat

The 'Fraidy Cat

1924 · Member of the Gang (uncredited)
Commencement Day

Commencement Day

1924 · Ernie