Portrait of Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Acting

Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Career

Active from 1918 to 1994, with a break from 1944 to 1993, busiest in 1923 with 13 main titles.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Our Gang
Our Gang
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sunshine Sammy Morrison Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.1, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    2.0, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.1, average 5.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 6
  • Slapstick Humor 5
  • Silent Comedy 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Silent Film 4
  • Nostalgic Charm 4
  • Lighthearted Fun 4
  • Classic Comedy 3
  • Nostalgic Viewing 3
  • Silent Film Era 3
  • Physical Humor 3
  • Slapstick Comedy 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles
The Our Gang Story
The Our Gang Story (1994)

as Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Scruno (archive footage)

1980s

1 title
Classic Comedy Teams
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)

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

1970s

1 title ยท average score 51
Good Times
Good Times (1974)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

1940s

15 titles ยท average score 51
Ghosts on the Loose
Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
GoodWatch score 40

as Scruno

Kid Dynamite
Kid Dynamite (1943)
GoodWatch score 41

as Scruno Jackson

In This Our Life
In This Our Life (1942)
GoodWatch score 72

as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

as Scruno

Spooks Run Wild
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
GoodWatch score 47

as Scruno

Flying Wild
Flying Wild (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

as Scruno

Bowery Blitzkrieg
Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)
GoodWatch score 50

as Scruno

That Gang of Mine
That Gang of Mine (1940)
GoodWatch score 39

as Scruno

Gang War
Gang War (1940)

as Gang Member (uncredited)

Boys of the City
Boys of the City (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Scruno

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940)

as Joe

Pride of the Bowery
Pride of the Bowery (1940)
GoodWatch score 40

as Scruno

1920s

45 titles ยท average score 65
Fast Company
Fast Company (1924)

as Ernie

The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers (1924)

as Ernie

The Cobbler
The Cobbler (1923)

as Ernie

The Champeen
The Champeen (1923)

as Sammy Johnson

A Pleasant Journey
A Pleasant Journey (1923)

as Ernie

July Days
July Days (1923)

as Ernie

Fire Fighters
Fire Fighters (1922)

as Booker T. Bacon

Rush Orders
Rush Orders (1921)

as Narcissus

Whirl o' the West
Whirl o' the West (1921)

as Sammy

Big Game
Big Game (1921)

as Assistant

Waltz Me Around
Waltz Me Around (1920)

as Sunny

Grab the Ghost
Grab the Ghost (1920)

as Servant's Child

1910s

5 titles
Call for Mr. Caveman
Call for Mr. Caveman (1919)

as Little Henry Hercules

The Sawdust Doll
The Sawdust Doll (1919)

as Sambo

Peggy Does Her Darndest
Peggy Does Her Darndest (1919)

as Snowball Snow

The Old Maid's Baby
The Old Maid's Baby (1919)

as George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson

Dolly Does Her Bit
Dolly Does Her Bit (1918)

as Sambo