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Combining historical reenactments and interviews with some of Tampa’s greatest storytellers and those who actually were involved with Charlie Wall during his reign as kingpin of Ybor City’s underworld, 1 Day Films has brought one of Tampa’s most notorious and colorful individuals back to life. Interviewees include historians Dr. Ferdie Pacheco, Dr. Gary Mormino, Mayor Pam Iorio, author Ace Akins and author Scott Deitsche. Also interviewed are former detective Ellis Clifton, once known as the bolita buster for his exploits breaking up bolita games; Celia Zagula, daughter of the late Scarface Johnnie Rivera - Charlie Wall’s driver and bodyguard; and Eddie Wall, one of Charlie Wall’s last living relatives.

It may have been the South, but in the early 1900s Tampa, specifically its Latin community known as Ybor City, was more reminiscent of the Wild West. Gambling parlors and whorehouses were located on almost every corner in Ybor City, shootouts between police and gangsters were a regular occurrence, election ballot boxes were stuffed, police and politicians were on the take, and very few residents found any of this to be odd. The man behind all this insanity was Charlie Wall, Tampa’s first crime lord and perhaps the earliest crime lord to control most of Florida. This documentary tells the tale of one the nation’s most unknown gangsters

To those who still believe that the murder of Charlie Wall is a mystery - the mystery MAY be solved at the premiere.

Ybor City has been clamoring for a documentary on its most famous gangster for years. 1 Day Films has delivered. To watch the trailer, visit www.yborghosts.com/wall_trailer1.mov.

1 Day Films’ last project was a short fictional film based on Ybor City that showed around the world, garnering numerous awards along the way, including Best Short Drama at the NY International Film and Video Festival.

In 2009, 1 Day Productions will begin a feature fictional film based on the mafia wars of Ybor City during the 1940s. Through this film, the world will learn not only about the mafia wars, but about everything that makes Ybor City’s history so fascinating - the social clubs, the food, the traditions, the theatre shows, the residents, the cigar factories, and more.