

Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery
America's first gay detective.
Gay detective Donald Strachey is commissioned to protect gay activist John Rutka, known for "outing" prominent citizens.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- based on novel or book
- politician
- murder
- private investigator
- lgbt
- murder investigation
- lgbt activist
- identity politics
- gay theme
- gay couple
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalR7 Jul 2005
FranceFR
- Theatrical18 Oct 2006
GermanyDE
- Physical12DVD24 Aug 2010
HungaryHU
- Theatrical1827 Jan 2008
JapanJP
- Theatrical20 Jul 2008
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Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery was released on 7 July 2005.
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CinemaSerf
11/30/2025
“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 inevi…
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