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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.
Episode 35 : I Remember the Rani
May. 01,1955
A British writer recalls the captivating Maharani with whom he fell in love while on assignment in India.
Episode 34 : The Little Teacher
April. 24,1955
A man is plagued by guilt and worry when his daughter breaks a finger after he spanks her in anger.
Episode 33 : Feeling No Pain
April. 17,1955
In a memorable episode that showcases Ms. Young's comic timing and dancing talent, she plays a passive secretary who cuts loose after a visit to the dentist and the lingering effects of laughing gas. In the scene in which she makes a grand entrance, bellowing "Anita, DAH-ling!" it strongly resembles the first appearance of Cruella DeVil in Disney's animated "101 Dalmatians."
Episode 32 : He Always Comes Home
April. 10,1955
Episode 31 : Let Columbus Discover You
April. 03,1955
Craig Stevens plays the head of a modeling agency who likes to discover his clients in ordinary walks of life, prompting an earnest hopeful to pose as an auto mechanic to catch his attention.
Episode 30 : Mink Coat
March. 27,1955
Series favorites Jock Mahoney, Ann Doran and Casey Adams (Max Showalter) reunite with Ms. Young in an amusing "Fisherman and His Wife/If You Give a Mouse A Cookie"-like fable about the effects an unexpected mink coat has on a two suburban couples.
Episode 29 : Inga II
March. 20,1955
Dennis Hopper was only nineteen when he appeared in this episode as a privileged young man who is sent to work on a farm to build his character.
Episode 28 : Dateline - Korea
March. 13,1955
The plight of poverty-stricken war orphans forces a hard-nosed war correspondent to face the flesh-and-blood effects of her cynical editorials.
Episode 27 : Case Book
March. 06,1955
Only a few years after "Spellbound," but before "Vertigo" and "The Three Faces of Eve," this episode uses extended two-actor scenes in its thoughtful exploration of claustrophobia and the benefits of therapy - as well as forgiveness of others and oneself.
Episode 26 : Tale of a Cayuse
February. 27,1955
Episode 25 : Option on a Wife
February. 20,1955
The Hollywood success of a New York writer takes up so much of his time and attention that it threatens his marriage.
Episode 24 : Dickie
February. 13,1955
True story of a Depression-era mother's efforts to redirect her talented little boy's creative projects to more practical pursuits -- and who this boy turns out to be is the twist, as Ms. Young introduces the real-life man and his mom at the end of the episode.
Episode 23 : The Case of Mrs. Bannister
February. 06,1955
A little girl's stories about her seemingly imaginary friend, "Mrs. Bannister," begin to foreshadow real events and imminent danger.
Episode 22 : 600 Seconds
January. 30,1955
A successful Art Director lets her imagination run away with her when a young female business associate of her husband's wants to talk to her about something "personal."
Episode 21 : The Refinement of Ab
January. 23,1955
Hugh Beaumont plays the dad in one of two suburban families that allow the childish teasing between their sons escalate into a serious social and business conflicts.
Episode 20 : Decision
January. 16,1955
The wife of a pilot runs the gamut of emotions and memories while awaiting the return of her husband, whose plane has lost an engine in a storm.
Episode 19 : The Flood
January. 09,1955
A man whose experience as a prisoner of war has caused him to be alcoholic and homeless stumbles into a situation in which he must use his army medical training and receives advice and support from a nurse and a doctor to change his life.
Episode 18 : The Girl Who Knew
January. 02,1955
Familiar TV faces abound in this fanciful dramedy about a woman's ability to know the time without a watch challenged by a watch company's efforts to use a conceited employee's charms to discredit her.
Episode 17 : Three Minutes Too Late
December. 26,1954
A financially strapped New York cab driver becomes desperate for cash when his wife goes into labor.
Episode 16 : Time and Yuletide
December. 19,1954
At a hospital and nursing home, everyone wants to stage Christmas parties for the sick children, but the event coordinator connives to get a party for the elderly residents.
Episode 15 : Evil for Evil
December. 12,1954
An embittered man takes revenge on a beloved doctor who lost his wife on the operating table, leading to vigilantism. Among the cast is Oscar-winner Jane Darwell ("The Grapes of Wrath," "Mary Poppins"). The theme of friendly neighbors transformed into a hideous mob would be echoed in Twilight Zone episodes "The Shelter" and "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street."
Episode 14 : Big Jim
December. 05,1954
A young man attempts to reform his delinquent mother when she stops in town to see him.
Episode 13 : Our Sacred Honor
November. 28,1954
Like Spielberg's "Lincoln," which celebrated the little-known people who made a difference as well as high-profile leaders, this episode focuses on one of the lesser-known signers of the Declaration of Independence, John Hart.
Episode 12 : Something About Love
November. 21,1954
A dancer's resolution to go on with her life as a singer inspires an architect who had become embittered after his hands were injured in the Korean war. Sally Field's mother Margaret (wife of Loretta Young show favorite Jock Mahoney) co-stars as Gene Barry's fiancée.
Episode 11 : It's a Man's Game
November. 14,1954
Pushy history teacher nags her math teacher-coach boyfriend to have more ambition and winds up coaching the football team in his place.
Episode 10 : No Help Wanted
November. 07,1954
Former stuntman and TV's "Range Rider" and "Yancy Derringer," Jock Mahoney, returns to this series, this time playing the owner of a small diner who is taken with a lost soul seemingly left alone in the rain.
Episode 9 : The Girl Scout Story
October. 31,1954
Episode 8 : On Your Honor, Your Honor
October. 17,1954
An idealistic widow, whose last name is that same to that of a candidate, allows two slick politicians to add her name to a small town mayoral ballot.
Episode 7 : For Father Darling
October. 10,1954
Clever "amateur sleuth" tale with a sharp Catholic priest who helps a family escape from a smooth con man. Very "Columbo"-like.
Episode 6 : Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
October. 03,1954
This familiar plot of a lone holdout juror benefits from extreme unusual close-ups, montages and double-exposures to "open up" the drama beyond the single room setting.
Episode 5 : You're Driving Me Crazy
September. 26,1954
A couple finds themselves terrorized by a disturbed man who rear ends their car. There is some genuine suspense in this episode and warrants attention in that it comes years before Alfred Hitchcock Presents and other such anthologies.
Episode 4 : The Lamp
September. 19,1954
What seems to be Aladdin's Lamp also seems to be fulfilling the fondest wishes of a young couple.
Episode 3 : Double Trouble
September. 12,1954
Granite jawed Hugh O'Brien, clearly enjoying a change of pace from his usual rugged roles, plays a shy cartoonist whose heroism is awakened by a fraud scandal involving a woman and a his exact double.
Episode 2 : Dr. Juliet
September. 05,1954
A doctor unravels the mysterious circumstances and suspects surrounding the near-death of a young heiress.
Episode 1 : Guest in the Night
August. 29,1954
Duke and Rita visit a remote mountain cabin for a romantic getaway. During a fierce snowstorm, a young boy with pneumonia shows up at their door. Duke won't call for help because he is wanted for robbery, but Rita uses a ham radio to ask for medical help.
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