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The Pickaninny
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by James Parrott and Robert P. Kerr

Cast: Sunshine Sammy (Ernest Morrison) [Little Casino], Joseph White [the camper], Ethel Broadhurst [the camper’s wife], George Rowe [Officer Snoopey], Eddie Baker, Sammy Brooks, Mark Jones, Tiny Ward, Vera White

Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [Pathécomedy]. / Produced by Hal Roach. From a screen story by Hal Roach. Presented by Hal Roach. / Released 4 December 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 6 July 2025.

References: Website-IMDb.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.