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Shelly's Leg

100.00% | June 24, 2025 | Documentary

In 1970, an eccentric young stripper named Shelly Baumann loses her leg in a freak parade canon accident, then uses her settlement money to open 'Shelly's Leg' disco - one of the nation's first and most consequential openly gay spaces.

Featured Crew

Wes Hurley
Director
Gary Atkins
Writer
Wes Hurley
Writer

Cast

Angela DiMarco
Angela DiMarco
Julia DiMarco
Kody Harvard
Kody Harvard
John Stong
Steve Vanderzee
Steve Vanderzee
Joe McGonnagle
Kathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner
Narrator

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