Letter to Loretta (1953)
Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show was hosted by Loretta Young who also played the lead in various episodes. Letter to Loretta was sponsored by Procter & Gamble from 1953 through 1960. The final season's sponsor was Warner-Lambert's Listerine.
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Episode 1 - Fear Me Not
Release Date: 1955-08-28At a desolate weather station, a woman (Phyllis Thaxter) encounters an escaped mental patient.
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Episode 2 - Weekend in Winnetka
Release Date: 1955-09-04A mother suspects her daughter has become a juvenile delinquent.
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Episode 3 - Reunion
Release Date: 1955-09-11 -
Episode 4 - My Uncle O'Moore
Release Date: 1955-09-18A schoolmarm in the 1920's is imported into an all-Irish community for the sole purpose of marriage to one of the O'Moore boys. When her intended decides she is too frail for ranch life and sets about looking for another prospect, the teacher must prove he is wrong.
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Episode 5 - Gino
Release Date: 1955-09-25A family is engaged in a battle they may not win: their home is in the way of a proposed freeway.
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Episode 6 - Moment of Decision
Release Date: 1955-10-02 -
Episode 7 - The Waiting Game
Release Date: 1955-10-09 -
Episode 8 - The Last Spring
Release Date: 1955-10-16 -
Episode 9 - Katy
Release Date: 1955-10-23 -
Episode 10 - Slander
Release Date: 1955-10-30A wife in a small town is having her portrait painted by a promising young artist. Rumor has it that her interest in him is more than that of a patron.
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Episode 11 - Tropical Secretary
Release Date: 1955-11-06A girl seeks out a former sweetheart on a tropical island and unexpectedly also becomes involved with a writer.
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Episode 12 - The Bracelet
Release Date: 1955-11-13A woman whose husband was killed in an airplane crash refuses to believe that he was running off with another woman when the crash occurred.
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Episode 13 - Across the Plaza
Release Date: 1955-11-27A newspaperwoman and her fiance find themselves involved in a Central American revolution. To further complicate things, her former sweetheart shows up in town.
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Episode 14 - A Pattern of Deceit
Release Date: 1955-12-04 -
Episode 15 - Man in the Ring
Release Date: 1955-12-11 -
Episode 16 - A Shadow Between
Release Date: 1955-12-18 -
Episode 17 - Christmas Stopover
Release Date: 1955-12-25This Christmas day tale of a small town waitress, lonely serviceman and the child of separated parents marks Loretta Young's first appearance on the series after many months of guest star presenters who filled in while she recovered from illness.
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Episode 18 - A Ticket for May
Release Date: 1956-01-01 -
Episode 19 - Inga III
Release Date: 1956-01-08One of Inga's prison workers is distraught over his wife's ill health, and Inga takes steps so that he can care for his wife. Seeing the strength of their marriage, Inga contemplates marriage for herself.
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Episode 20 - The Challenge
Release Date: 1956-01-15A young couple faces a serious test when the husband is denied an important promotion.
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Episode 21 - Song of Rome
Release Date: 1956-01-22In Rome, an 18-year-old girl finally meets the man who has been her "second father" through a foster-parents program. Thrilled with her voice and with the girl herself, the older man plans an extensive singing career for her in New York.
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Episode 22 - The Secret
Release Date: 1956-01-29John Newland becomes another series fixture as the practical, detached father of a disabled mute boy, both whom are brought out of their shells by a children's book author.
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Episode 23 - The Pearl
Release Date: 1956-02-12A middle-aged Japanese fisherman finds a pearl in an oyster and conceals it from his wife.
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Episode 24 - Tightwad Millionaire
Release Date: 1956-02-19 -
Episode 25 - Gesundheit
Release Date: 1956-02-26A famous New York stage actress finds herself allergic to her leading man.
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Episode 26 - Father Hoppe
Release Date: 1956-03-04The drab life of a spinster is brightened by her interest in amateur painting and the encouragement of a kindly priest.
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Episode 27 - His Inheritance
Release Date: 1956-03-18An otherwise responsible husband and father has a periodic urge to leave his family and wander.
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Episode 28 - The Wise One
Release Date: 1956-03-25 -
Episode 29 - But for God's Grace
Release Date: 1956-04-01A mother, suffering sustained grief of losing one of her two sons, has distanced herself from her other son and husband. She becomes attached to a melancholy neighborhood boy.
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Episode 30 - Hapless Holiday
Release Date: 1956-04-08 -
Episode 31 - Code 258
Release Date: 1956-04-15A well-meaning friend tries to prevent a brilliant engineer from destroying his life.
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Episode 32 - The Cardinal's Secret
Release Date: 1956-04-22A young priest uses his skill as a baseball player to clear his parish of debts.