Mervyn Murphy (1912–1971) was an Australian filmmaker who started Supreme Sound Studios in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

in 1935. Supreme Sound worked on numerous features, documentaries, advertisements and newsreels. He developed the colour systems Solarchrome and Panachrome. Murphy directed the industrial film ''

Harvest Gold ''Harvest Gold'' is a 1945 Australian industrial film about a farmer who clings to old methods of production. Synopsis The film explores various aspects of mechanical farming, from clearing the land to harvesting, and deals with the clash of at ...

'' (1945) and assisted numerous Australian films.Mervyn Murphy
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* 1912 births 1971 deaths Australian film directors Film directors from Sydney {{Australia-film-director-stub