Shelly's Leg
Shelly's Leg

Shelly's Leg

June 24, 2025 | 16 min

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.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Angela DiMarco

Naomi Scott

Steve Vanderzee

Naomi Scott

Kathleen Turner

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