William Pizor
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William M. Pizor, Imperial Distributing Corporation, and Irwin Pizor should redirect here. Imperial Pictures should link here (there seem to be several)
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 two-reel westerns.[6]
Pizor produced a narrated travelogue short film about Olvera Street in 1937 titled A Street of Memory. It is extant.[7]
Filmography
- A Chocolate Cowboy (1925)[8]
- Gasoline Cowboy (1926)[2]
- Was He Guilty? (1927)[2]
- Harem Scarem (1927)[9]
- The Mansion of Mystery (1927[10]
- The Rustler's End (1928)
- Flash of the Forest (1928)[2]
- Heave-Ho, an extant Sid Smith and Teddy Reavis comedy[11]
- The Tom-Boy, a comedy with Teddy Reavis. Extant.
- Trails of Treachery (1928) starring Montana Bill[12]
- The House of Terror (1928) starring Fat O'Brien and Dorothy Tallcott[13]
- The Sea Feast (1929)[14]
- Raffles N' Rubber (1931)[15]
- Secret Menace (1931)[2]
- Ragus Yugo-Slavia (1931)[15]
- Heroes All (1931), reissue with sound of 1920 documentary
- Two Gun Caballero (1931)
- Ubangi (1931)[16]
- Garden Granary (1931)[15]
- Blonde Captive (1932)
- Virgins of Bali (1932)[16]
- The Texan (1932)[17][18]
- The Galloping Kid (1932)[2]
- Love's Memorial, Agra, India (1933)[19]
- The Seventh Wonder (1933[16]
- Corruption (1933)
- The Flaming Signal (1933)
- The Throne of the Gods (1933)
- Call of the Coyote (1934)
- The Woman Who Dared (1933)[2]
- The Lone Rider (1934)[2]
- Arizona Cyclone (1934)
- Port O'Call / City of the Sun (1934)
- Pals of the Prairie (1934)
- The Way of the West (1934)
- Napoleon's Waterloo (1934)
- Twisted Rails (1934)
- Wild Waters (1934)
- Pals of the West (1934)
- Carrying the Mail (1934)[2]
- Sundown Trail (1934)[2]
- After the Storm (1935)[20]
- Manhattan Butterfly (1935)
- The Broken Coin (1936)
- Paradise Valley (1936)[16]
- Gateway to the North (1937)[15]
- A Street of Memory, a narrated travelogue about Olvera Street in Los Angeles
References
- ↑ "William M. Pizor". collections.new.oscars.org.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 Pitts, Michael R. (17 September 2015). Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. ISBN 9781476610368. Search this book on
- ↑ Weaver, Tom (September 28, 1996). It Came from Weaver Five: Interviews with 20 Zany, Glib, and Earnest Moviemakers in the SF and Horror Traditions of the Thirties, Forties, Fifties, and Sixties. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786401918 – via Google Books. Search this book on
- ↑ "Views & Reviews". Views & Reviews Productions. September 28, 1970 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Ray, Fred Olen (January 1, 1991). The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors. McFarland. ISBN 9780899506289 – via Google Books. Search this book on
- ↑ https://collections.new.oscars.org//Details/Archive/71443493
- ↑ https://avgeeks.com/street-of-memory-1937
- ↑ http://collections.new.oscars.org/Details/Archive/70248240
- ↑ "Harem Scarem (William Pizor, 1927). One Sheet (27" X 41"). Comedy.. | Lot #50174". Heritage Auctions.
- ↑ http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MansionOfMystery1927.html
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/HEAVEHOAWilliamM.PizorComedyWith...MostlySilentShortSubjects
- ↑ "Trails of Treachery (William M. Pizor, 1928). One Sheet (27" X | Lot #52422". Heritage Auctions.
- ↑ "The House of Terror (William M. Pizor, 1928). Lobby Card Set of 8 | Lot #53236". Heritage Auctions.
- ↑ https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/70430147_the-sea-feast-william-m-pizor-1929-us-one-sheet-27
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Webb, Graham (July 13, 2020). Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959. McFarland. ISBN 9781476681184 – via Google Books. Search this book on
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Institute, American Film (September 28, 1993). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Film entries, A - L. F. Feature films 3. 1931-1940. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520079083 – via Google Books. Search this book on
- ↑ "Jay Wilsey - Buffalo Bill, Jr". www.b-westerns.com.
- ↑ Reid, John Howard (October 28, 2006). Great Hollywood Westerns: Classic Pictures, Must-See Movies & "B" Films. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781430309680 – via Google Books. Search this book on
- ↑ "William M. Pizor". BFI.
- ↑ https://www.loc.gov/programs/static/national-film-preservation-board/documents/silent_film_project.010218.pdf
See also
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