
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 (34)
1. Double Partners
Aired 26 August 1956
A deaf woman is entangled in strange and deadly events.
2. The Question
Aired 2 September 1956
A real-life research project inspired this tale about a wife and mother having trouble juggling work and family when she becomes embroiled in a psychological thesis based on asking people a very telling question.
3. Saigon
Aired 9 September 1956
Refugee worker Kim Collett had believed her husband died a hero in a Communist prison camp - until she hears conflicting stories.
4. Little League
Aired 16 September 1956
Tommy Kirk returns, this time as a youngster with his heart set on qualifying for a little league baseball team.
5. Incident in Kawi
Aired 23 September 1956
The local schoolmarm makes a habitual drunk face up to the responsibilities of caring for his new ward -- his recently orphaned nephew.
6. Now a Brief Word
Aired 29 September 1956
A copywriter finds herself writing speeches for two opposing candidates.
7. The Years Between
Aired 7 October 1956
In a taut drama that sadly still resonates today, an arrogant personnel director finds his ageist hiring policies coming back to bite him.
8. New Slant
Aired 14 October 1956
A playwright tries to get background material for a new play by taking a job in a boys' reform school. He attempts to apply his own brand of psychology on the youngsters.
9. Goodbye, Goodbye
Aired 21 October 1956
During a beach picnic, a widowed mother recalls when her romance with a novelist hit an unexpected snag.
10. The Great Divide
Aired 28 October 1956
A woman convinced she will never marry falls for an old school friend.
11. Take Care of My Child
Aired 4 November 1956
12. The End of the Week
Aired 11 November 1956
Just as a disillusioned schoolteacher is about to quit, she encounters classroom challenges including stolen money and a neglected student.
13. Inga IV
Aired 18 November 1956
Inga Helborg returns, this time to help get an accounting job for a ex-convict who was jailed for embezzlement.
14. Rhubarb in Apartment B-7
Aired 2 December 1956
15. Somebody Else's Dream
Aired 9 December 1956
A decorated veteran contends with careers that threaten his integrity, as well as an ambitious, social climbing wife.
16. Three and Two, Please
Aired 16 December 1956
Sister Ann touches the lives of numerous patients she attends to at a hospital.
17. Imperfect Balance
Aired 30 December 1956
A little Swiss boy suspects the respected Burgermeister of loading his scales and cheating village children.
18. Queen Nefertiti
Aired 6 January 1957
While sculpting a bust of the Egyptian monarch, the artist declares his love for her, putting both of them at risk with the Pharoah.
19. My Favorite Monster
Aired 13 January 1957
A sensitive little girl becomes hysterical when she sees a horror movie starring her mother's boyfriend.
20. Miss Ashley's Demon
Aired 27 January 1957
A deluded Southern belle has trouble facing the truth about why she really refused her engagement.
21. The Bad Apple
Aired 3 February 1957
22. Tension
Aired 17 February 1957
A best selling author, who has taken to callous treatment of those he deems unimportant, finds his wife and himself in a death trap when his car hits a high tension wire.
23. Wedding Day
Aired 24 February 1957
An eerie period piece about a bride suffering apparent breakdown and confusion in the wake of strange events she can't seem to piece together.
24. Louise
Aired 10 March 1957
25. Emergency
Aired 24 March 1957
26. The Room Next Door
Aired 31 March 1957
A man and woman who live in neighboring city apartments are reluctant to allow romance into their lives.
27. So Bright a Light
Aired 7 April 1957
A jaded news photographer named Gretchen or "Gretch" gains new insight into the human condition when she covers the story of refugees from Budapest.
28. Rummage Sale
Aired 14 April 1957
29. Legacy
Aired 21 April 1957
The difficult conditions of an inheritance put a couple in conflict
30. The Man on Top
Aired 28 April 1957
31. The Countess
Aired 5 May 1957
Ken Osmond plays a young boy involved in a deadly resistance movement for a small country under military siege.
32. A Mind of Their Own
Aired 12 May 1957
A top fashion designer is charmed by the owner of a budget dress line -- until she discovers his company has copied her latest designs.
33. Royal Partners: Part 1
Aired 19 May 1957
One of the stars of a renowned dance duo loses her sight in a freak accident and sinks into self-pity.
34. Royal Partners: Part 2
Aired 26 May 1957
A sight impaired dancer secretly trains herself in hopes of rejoining her husband/dance partner on stage again.