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Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery

Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery

Some secrets kill.

Part of The Donald Strachey Collection

2006•1h 31m•5.9/10
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

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5.9/10(33)

When hard boiled private eye Donald Strachey finds his latest client dead, an apparent suicide, Albany’s favorite gay detective smells a rat and decides to take matters into his own hands. With the help of his straight-laced but adoring husband Tim and his occasionally too-eager assistant Kenny, Strachey’s investigation leads him on a dark and dangerous trail into the world of "gay conversion therapy".

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Production

Shavick Entertainment, Insight Film Studios, Here! Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Chad Allen

Chad Allen

Donald Strachey

Sebastian Spence

Sebastian Spence

Timmy Callahan

Michael Woods

Michael Woods

Dr. Trevor Cornell

Morgan Fairchild

Morgan Fairchild

Phyllis Hale

Daryl Shuttleworth

Daryl Shuttleworth

Detective Bailey

Anne Marie DeLuise

Anne Marie DeLuise

Lynn Cornell

Stephen Huszar

Stephen Huszar

Grey

Nelson Wong

Nelson Wong

Kenny Kwon

Ryan Kennedy

Ryan Kennedy

Walter

Shawn Roberts

Shawn Roberts

Larry

Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

Levon

Rikki Gagne

Rikki Gagne

Katey Simmons

Gerry Morton

Jefferson

Morgan Brayton

Morgan Brayton

Hannah

Leanne Adachi

Leanne Adachi

Dr. Sung

Jared Keeso

Jared Keeso

Paul Hale

Robert Kaiser

Tobias

Giles Panton

Giles Panton

Bartender

Shawn Reis

Shawn Reis

Detective Stenski

Levi James

Clark

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