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 - A Dollar's Worth
Release Date: 1957-10-20The spoiled daughter of a brash manicurist discovers that her father hadn't died when he returns from a prison sentence for forgery.
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Episode 2 - The Defense
Release Date: 1957-10-27 -
Episode 3 - Innocent Conspiracy
Release Date: 1957-11-03A loyal Japanese wife finds a way to help her discouraged husband when an orphan wanders into their lives.
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Episode 4 - Understanding Heart
Release Date: 1957-11-10 -
Episode 5 - The Little Witness
Release Date: 1957-11-24A mother struggles to protect her son (Johnny Crawford), who witnessed a murder.
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Episode 6 - Blizzard
Release Date: 1957-12-01 -
Episode 7 - Friends at a Distance
Release Date: 1957-12-08A widowed small-town gift-shop owner and children's book illustrator meets a charmingly foreign handyman and it seems her dreams of a Prince Charming are coming true.
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Episode 8 - Man in a Hurry
Release Date: 1957-12-15 -
Episode 9 - Power Play
Release Date: 1957-12-29 -
Episode 10 - The Demon and Mrs. Devon
Release Date: 1958-01-05A Chinese vase and a steroids surprise party drastically alter a young businessman's life.
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Episode 11 - The Accused
Release Date: 1958-01-12A serial strangler is at large in a community where two determined women attempt to raise awareness of the correlation that salacious pictures have on sex crimes.
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Episode 12 - The Hidden One
Release Date: 1958-01-19 -
Episode 13 - Faraway Island
Release Date: 1958-01-26 -
Episode 14 - My Two Hands
Release Date: 1958-02-02 -
Episode 15 - Dear Milkman
Release Date: 1958-02-09A wife who has written a loving book about her milkman husband encounters marital conflict when a Hollywood producer wants to make a movie based on the wife's book except the producer's vision is to change reality to suit cinema practices.
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Episode 16 - The Bargain
Release Date: 1958-02-16 -
Episode 17 - A Greater Strength
Release Date: 1958-02-23A newly returned widow discovers to her dismay that her only daughter has been adopted while she was a POW. While trying to retrieve her daughter, she encounters frustrating complications that endanger her child and challenge her faith.
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Episode 18 - Conflict
Release Date: 1958-03-02 -
Episode 19 - The Oriental Mind
Release Date: 1958-03-09 -
Episode 20 - Windfall
Release Date: 1958-03-16 -
Episode 21 - Time of Decision
Release Date: 1958-03-23Ruth's 16 yo sister Ellen, appears to have become mentally ill. Ruth and her boyfriend struggle to come up with a workable strategy to help her.
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Episode 22 - Air Stewardess
Release Date: 1958-03-30During a night flight aboard a transcontinental airplane, a dangerous drug disappears from its storage place.
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Episode 23 - To Open a Door
Release Date: 1958-04-06A chic boutique owner is very tempted to compromise her integrity when she falls for a handsome, cultured married man. The feeling is mutual and the chemistry electric and she struggles to "close that door."
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Episode 24 - Thanks to You
Release Date: 1958-04-13 -
Episode 25 - Dangerous Verdict
Release Date: 1958-04-20A man who is to be tried for murder tries to escape across the Mexican border since he was not granted a change of venue. His concern was that the judge, being a woman, would allow emotion to influence the verdict.
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Episode 26 - Second Rate Citizen
Release Date: 1958-04-27 -
Episode 27 - South American Uncle
Release Date: 1958-05-04Loretta plays it for laughs as a clever con artist who dupes three parish priests out of money. They compare notes and set up a trap to help her back on the right path.
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Episode 28 - A Strange Adventure
Release Date: 1958-05-11Globe-trotting lady encounters what looks like her own portrait in an Italian gift shop, leading to a romantic fling and a shocking surprise.
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Episode 29 - Day of Rest
Release Date: 1958-05-18A woman's day of rest assigned to her by the husband due to a her developing cold becomes problematic due to the needs of her six children.