America's first gay detective.
Gay detective Donald Strachey is commissioned to protect gay activist John Rutka, known for "outing" prominent citizens.
Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery (2005) is a crime, mystery, thriller and tv movie film directed by Ron Oliver, released on July 7, 2005 with a runtime of 1h 39m. It stars Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence, Jack Wetherall and Woody Jeffreys. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 41 ratings.
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Chad Allen
as Donald Strachey
Sebastian Spence
as Timmy Callahan
Jack Wetherall
as John Rutka
Woody Jeffreys
as Eddie Santon
Sean Young
as Ann Rutka
April Telek
as Alice Savage
John Moore
as Bishop McFee
Alf Humphreys
as Father Morgan
P. Lynn Johnson
as Senator Dianne Glassman
Guy Fauchon
as Newspaper Photographer
James Michalopolous
as Dark Glasses
Moneca Delain
as Nurse
Directed by Ron Oliver, written by Richard Stevenson and Mark Saltzman.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 41 ratings.
“Rutka” (Jack Wetherall) is a fairly outspoken gay advocate who thinks nothing of outing people, and who is consequently fairly unpopular. When he starts to fear for his life, he engages the services of very reluctant PI “Strachey” (Chad Allen) to look through his innumerable files and try to isolate a culprit. There’s isn’t exactly a shortage of potential assassins, indeed he himself might be one, but when the…
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The main cast of Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery (2005) includes Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence, Jack Wetherall, Woody Jeffreys and Sean Young. The film was directed by Ron Oliver. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery was released on July 7, 2005 and runs for 1h 39m.
Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery (2005) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 41 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, mystery and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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