Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Acting • 67 Credits

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.

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Good Times

Good Times

1974 ⭐ 4.0
In This Our Life

In This Our Life

1942 ⭐ 3.5
as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
Haunted Spooks

Haunted Spooks

1920 ⭐ 3.2
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Ghosts on the Loose

Ghosts on the Loose

1943 ⭐ 2.1
as Scruno
Number, Please?

Number, Please?

1920 ⭐ 3.3
as Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)
Spooks Run Wild

Spooks Run Wild

1941 ⭐ 2.5
as Scruno
Get Out and Get Under

Get Out and Get Under

1920 ⭐ 3.2
as Small Boy (uncredited)
Boys of the City

Boys of the City

1940 ⭐ 2.6
as Scruno
Dogs of War!

Dogs of War!

1923 ⭐ 2.9
as Ernie
That Gang of Mine

That Gang of Mine

1940 ⭐ 2.9
as Scruno
Bowery Blitzkrieg

Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941 ⭐ 3.0
as Scruno
Our Gang

Our Gang

1922 ⭐ 3.3
as Sunshine Sammy
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942 ⭐ 3.1
as Scruno
Pride of the Bowery

Pride of the Bowery

1940 ⭐ 3.1
as Scruno
Flying Wild

Flying Wild

1941 ⭐ 3.0
as Scruno
Let's Get Tough

Let's Get Tough

1942 ⭐ 2.6
as Scruno
The Champeen

The Champeen

1923 ⭐ 3.4
as Sammy Johnson
The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

1924 ⭐ 3.3
as Ernie
A Pleasant Journey

A Pleasant Journey

1923 ⭐ 3.2
as Ernie
Kid Dynamite

Kid Dynamite

1943 ⭐ 3.4
as Scruno Jackson
The Big Show

The Big Show

1923 ⭐ 3.1
as Booker T.
The Cobbler

The Cobbler

1923 ⭐ 3.4
as Ernie
Gang War

Gang War

1940 ⭐ 3.1
as Gang Member (uncredited)
Young Sherlocks

Young Sherlocks

1922 ⭐ 3.4
as Ernie
Fire Fighters

Fire Fighters

1922 ⭐ 3.1
as Booker T. Bacon
Saturday Morning

Saturday Morning

1922 ⭐ 3.5
as Sorghum
Clancy Street Boys

Clancy Street Boys

1943 ⭐ 3.3
as Scruno
It's a Bear

It's a Bear

1924 ⭐ 3.1
as Ernie
Giants vs. Yanks

Giants vs. Yanks

1923 ⭐ 3.4
as Ernie
Derby Day

Derby Day

1923 ⭐ 3.3
as Ernie 'Sammy'