About this season
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.
Episodes (32)
1. Fear Me Not
Aired 28 August 1955
At a desolate weather station, a woman (Phyllis Thaxter) encounters an escaped mental patient.
2. Weekend in Winnetka
Aired 4 September 1955
A mother suspects her daughter has become a juvenile delinquent.
3. Reunion
Aired 11 September 1955
4. My Uncle O'Moore
Aired 18 September 1955
A 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.
5. Gino
Aired 25 September 1955
A family is engaged in a battle they may not win: their home is in the way of a proposed freeway.
6. Moment of Decision
Aired 2 October 1955
7. The Waiting Game
Aired 9 October 1955
8. The Last Spring
Aired 16 October 1955
9. Katy
Aired 23 October 1955
10. Slander
Aired 30 October 1955
A 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.
11. Tropical Secretary
Aired 6 November 1955
A girl seeks out a former sweetheart on a tropical island and unexpectedly also becomes involved with a writer.
12. The Bracelet
Aired 13 November 1955
A woman whose husband was killed in an airplane crash refuses to believe that he was running off with another woman when the crash occurred.
13. Across the Plaza
Aired 27 November 1955
A newspaperwoman and her fiance find themselves involved in a Central American revolution. To further complicate things, her former sweetheart shows up in town.
14. A Pattern of Deceit
Aired 4 December 1955
15. Man in the Ring
Aired 11 December 1955
16. A Shadow Between
Aired 18 December 1955
17. Christmas Stopover
Aired 25 December 1955
This 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.
18. A Ticket for May
Aired 1 January 1956
19. Inga III
Aired 8 January 1956
One 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.
20. The Challenge
Aired 15 January 1956
A young couple faces a serious test when the husband is denied an important promotion.
21. Song of Rome
Aired 22 January 1956
In 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.
22. The Secret
Aired 29 January 1956
John 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.
23. The Pearl
Aired 12 February 1956
A middle-aged Japanese fisherman finds a pearl in an oyster and conceals it from his wife.
24. Tightwad Millionaire
Aired 19 February 1956
25. Gesundheit
Aired 26 February 1956
A famous New York stage actress finds herself allergic to her leading man.
26. Father Hoppe
Aired 4 March 1956
The drab life of a spinster is brightened by her interest in amateur painting and the encouragement of a kindly priest.
27. His Inheritance
Aired 18 March 1956
An otherwise responsible husband and father has a periodic urge to leave his family and wander.
28. The Wise One
Aired 25 March 1956
29. But for God's Grace
Aired 1 April 1956
A 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.
30. Hapless Holiday
Aired 8 April 1956
31. Code 258
Aired 15 April 1956
A well-meaning friend tries to prevent a brilliant engineer from destroying his life.
32. The Cardinal's Secret
Aired 22 April 1956
A young priest uses his skill as a baseball player to clear his parish of debts.