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William M. Pizor (1890–1959) was a pioneering film producer who also had a distribution company, Imperial Distributing Corporation. He was also president of production company Imperial Pictures. His son succeeded him in the film business. 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. Pizor produced a narrated travelogue short film about Olvera Street in 1937 titled . It is extant.