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
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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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.

The Our Gang Story· 1994
Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook· 1991
Scruno (archive footage)

Clancy Street Boys· 1943
Scruno

Ghosts on the Loose· 1943
Scruno

Kid Dynamite· 1943
Scruno Jackson

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge· 1942
Scruno

Bowery Blitzkrieg· 1941
Scruno

Flying Wild· 1941
Scruno

Spooks Run Wild· 1941
Scruno

Boys of the City· 1940
Scruno

Fugitive from a Prison Camp· 1940
Chuckles

Gang War· 1940
Gang Member (uncredited)

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

Pride of the Bowery· 1940
Scruno

That Gang of Mine· 1940
Scruno

Between Meals· 1926
In Need

Soft Pedal· 1926
Wary

Big Business· 1924
Sunshine Sammy

The 'Fraidy Cat· 1924
Member of the Gang (uncredited)

Tire Trouble· 1924
Ernie

A Pleasant Journey· 1923
Ernie

Back Stage· 1923
Ernie

Boys to Board· 1923
Ernie

Derby Day· 1923
Ernie 'Sammy'

Dogs of War!· 1923
Ernie

Giants vs. Yanks· 1923
Ernie

July Days· 1923
Ernie

Lodge Night· 1923
Ernie

Stage Fright· 1923
Ernie

Sunday Calm· 1923
Ernie

The Big Show· 1923
Booker T.

The Champeen· 1923
Sammy Johnson

The Cobbler· 1923
Ernie

A Quiet Street· 1922
Booker T.

Fire Fighters· 1922
Booker T. Bacon

Full o' Pep· 1922

One Terrible Day· 1922
Booker T.

Our Gang· 1922
Sunshine Sammy

Saturday Morning· 1922
Sorghum

The Non-Skid Kid· 1922

The Sleuth· 1922
Prince’s aid

Young Sherlocks· 1922
Ernie

Big Game· 1921
Assistant

Name the Day· 1921
Goofy

Rush Orders· 1921
Narcissus

The Pickaninny· 1921
Little Casino

Whirl o' the West· 1921
Sammy

Don't Rock the Boat· 1920