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This quick thriller is a curious product of its day and age. The sleepy town of Suddenly, California is getting an unexpected visitor on the train — the President of United States. Sheriff Tod Shaw (Sterling Hayden, DR. STRANGELOVE) teams with chief secret service agent Dan Carney (Willis Bouchey, SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF!) to secure the town for the President’s arrival.

Before this, we learn that Shaw has been courting the pretty widow Ellen Benson (Nancy Gates), who has a young son nicknamed Pidge (Kim Charney, HOW THE WEST WAS WON). Her husband died in WWII and she has a tough time dealing with Tod’s stance on guns and violence. Moreover, her father Pop (James Gleason, 1947’s THE BISHOP’S WIFE) is a former secret service man and lectures her on patriotism. Claiming to be an FBI agent, John Baron (Frank Sinatra, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY) shows up at the Benson home, taking the family hostage. He’s being paid to assassinate the President.

As part of an overall first-look deal, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE Jon Heder, identical twin Dan and older brother Doug will develop animated properties for Universal Pictures, reports VARIETY. The Heder brothers shingle will be called Greasy Ent. and besides animated project will develop starring vehicles for Jon Heder.

Here!, the U.S.s first gay television network, has added to its lineup the adult animated series, BUDDY'S, which is based on Scott Thompson's KIDS IN THE HALL gay bar owner character, Buddy Cole.

This new series, which aims to explore the limits of tolerance, the meaning of maturity and the importance of having the last word. The series kicks off as Buddy comes under the watchful eye of a bullying "family values" city councilman. To complicate his life even further, he suddenly finds himself a parent when his orphaned niece arrives on his doorstep.

SportsBlast, the production company responsible for THE KELLYS that is featured on NASCAR.COM, will award one lucky fan the chance to win a trip for four to the 2006 Daytona 500.

Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon will don the crown of the evil queen in Walt Disney Pictures' ENCHANTED, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. The film has Sarandons Queen Narissa banishing a princess-in-waiting (Amy Adams) from a 2D animated world to the live-action world of New York City where the princess actually finds true love with a modern prince (James Marsden). The modern fairy is being directed by Kevin Lima from a script by Bill Kelly.