William M. Pizor (1890–1959)[1] was a pioneering film producer who also had a distribution company,[2][3] Imperial Distributing Corporation. He was also president of production company Imperial Pictures.[4] His son Irwin Pizor succeeded him in the film business.[5]
He handled Westerns, documentaries, and foreign films he distributed in the U.S. Pizor made a deal with producer Louis Weiss to purchase 8 2-reel westerns.[6]
Pizor produced a narrated travelogue short film about Olvera Street in 1937 titled A Street of Memory. It is extant.[7]