W. E.

Possible match — there are several people named W. E.; this may not be the one in these credits.

William Emmett Murphy — (1841-1921) cabinet maker and trades hall official

William Emmett Murphy was an Australian trade unionist and aspiring politician.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 19 films (1912–1951) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 129 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1912	The Painted Lady ▶	Biograph Co	12 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1912	The Painted lady	Museum of Modern Art	15	16mm	B&W	silent
1916	DAPHNE AND THE PIRATE.	Triangle Film Corp.	5 reels		B&W	silent
1916	THE FLYING TORPEDO.	Triangle Film Corp.	5 reels		B&W	silent
1918	A JAPANESE NIGHTINGALE.	Pathe Exchange Inc.			B&W
1918	MILE-A-MINUTE KENDALL.	Famous Players-Lasky Corp.	5 reels		B&W
1919	CALEB PIPER'S GIRL.	Pathe Exchange Inc.			B&W
1920	BRIDE 13.	Fox Film Corp	2 reels		B&W
1921	MORALS.	Realart Pictures Corp.	5 reels		B&W
1922	A FRONT PAGE STORY.	Vitagraph Co Of America	6 reels		B&W
1923	BLINKY.	Universal Pictures Corp.	6 reels		B&W
1923	THE WHISPERED NAME.	Universal Pictures Corp.	5 reels
1924	THE RECKLESS AGE.	Universal Pictures Corp.	7 reels	16mm	B&W	Sound
1936	EMPTY SADDLES.	Universal Productions Inc.	7 reels		B&W
1936	THE BOSS RIDER OF GUN CREEK.	Universal Productions Inc.	7 reels		B&W
1939	Technique Of Brain Surgery Of The Cat With Observations On Vestibular Disfunction	Kappauf (W E) Neff (W D) and Smith (K U)		16mm		sound
1942	Home in Wyomin'.	Republic Pictures Corporation	1800	16mm	B&W	sound
1950s	Land of the Buddha	operational director, F.E. Wickremasooriya ; commentary, Patrick Whyte.	22	16mm	Color	sound
1951	When I Grow Up.	Horizon Productions Inc.	91 min.	35mm	B&W	sound