'Medium' has not been canceled

Question: I have been watching in vain for the "Medium" program with Patricia Arquette starring on Monday nights last season to start in the fall lineup on TV. Has this series been canceled?

Answer: No. NBC renewed it for telecast in early 2009, after the end of this season's NFL telecasts.

Question: I heard recently that Robert Redford is engaged. Is that true?

Answer: In a German magazine interview in May, Redford said he was indeed engaged to German artist Sibylle Szaggars. She is 19 years his junior. No wedding date has been set, nor did Redford indicate they were in any hurry. They have reportedly dated since 1996. Redford's first marriage ended in divorce in 1985.

Question: Two of the famous Marx brothers starred in a TV spoof many years ago about a bank robbery in which no words were spoken (I don't believe). Can you help with title, availability and other information?

Answer: From what I can find, you are probably remembering "The Incredible Jewel Robbery," a 1959 installment in the anthology series "General Electric Theater." (The series was later syndicated as "Star Showcase.") Harpo and Chico Marx starred, and Groucho made a walk-on appearance at the end. I could not find an authorized release of it on home video.

Frank Muller Replica

Question: Help me find out more about a TV movie many years ago starring Robert Culp. He was the husband/parent in a house that was being terrorized by a group of thugs. Rather than being run off by them, he decided to stand his ground and fight. I don't recall any other co-star's name.

Answer: That was most likely "Outrage!" a 1973 ABC movie. The book "Movies Made for Television" sums it up as "one man decides to wage war against a gang of teenage punks besieging an affluent community." Besides Culp, it starred Marlyn Mason, Beah Richards, Jacqueline Scott and Ramon Bieri. I do not know of an authorized release of it on video. I have seen DVD copies for sale online, including at and dvdworldwide.com, and the latter has a clip from the film posted on YouTube. But I cannot vouch for the source or quality of those videos.

Question: I am looking for a CD by Yma Sumac, the beautiful five- octave singer, called "Legend of the Jivaro." Could you tell me where I can find this?

Answer: Sumac, who died Nov. 1 at the age of 86, was a "Peruvian- born singer whose spectacular multi-octave vocal range and exotic persona made her an international sensation in the 1950s," the Los Angeles Times recently noted. You can find out more about her at the Web site .

As for "Legend of the Jivaro," a 1957 album that purported to contain "the songs of the notorious Jivaro head-hunters," it was released on CD a little more than 10 years ago. It does not appear to be in current release but I saw old copies for sale at Amazon.com and several other online retailers.

Question: Is Richard Thomas, best known as John Boy on "The Waltons," the voice talent on the BMW commercials?

Answer: Right tax bracket, wrong car. Thomas has done voice work for Mercedes-Benz.

Question: I would like to know what you can tell me about a movie back in the late '60s or early '70s with Richard Burton Brass Earrings and Rex Harrison. I believe the title was "The Staircase." Where can I get a copy of this movie?

Answer: "Staircase" (no "the" in the title) was a 1969 film based on a play by Charles and Dyer. Harrison and Burton played a gay couple, which was supposed to be
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