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 (30)
1. The Road
Aired 20 September 1959
An unhappy wife, with a brain tumor, leaves for France without her husband. See ends up on a road trip to Lourdes (filmed on location).
2. One Beautiful Moment
Aired 27 September 1959
A teacher's attitude is transformed during a trip to Hawaii, but she faces a crisis upon her return.
3. The Strangers That Came to Town
Aired 4 October 1959
4. Mask of Evidence
Aired 11 October 1959
A woman watching Mardi Gras from her balcony becomes concerned when a stranger comes over to her apartment - and won't leave.
5. Circles of Panic
Aired 25 October 1959
6. The Red Dress
Aired 1 November 1959
7. A New Step
Aired 8 November 1959
A widowed dance instructor decides to volunteer at a rehabilitation center.
8. Ten Men and a Girl
Aired 15 November 1959
9. The Lady in the Fish Bowl
Aired 22 November 1959
A woman lives in a store window for a week to win a contest - but seems to be watched by a mysterious man.
10. Vengeance is Thine
Aired 29 November 1959
11. The Penthouse
Aired 6 December 1959
12. Alien Love
Aired 13 December 1959
The principal at Jefferson High has an immediate dislike for the new Hungarian-born physics teacher because he seems so "foreign." She unexpectedly finds herself defending him against false accusations from a spoiled student.
13. Shower of Ashes
Aired 27 December 1959
14. The Grenade
Aired 3 January 1960
15. Little Monster, Tall Tales
Aired 10 January 1960
Jeff, a recently adopted child, continually makes up stories - worrying his new family.
16. Off Duty Affair
Aired 17 January 1960
17. Mrs. Minton
Aired 24 January 1960
Felice Minton agrees to her husband's request to have her portrait painted, only after the visiting husband of her closest friend makes romantic overtures.
18. The Hired Hand
Aired 7 February 1960
19. Slight Delay
Aired 14 February 1960
20. Second Spring
Aired 21 February 1960
In the midst of planning her teen-age daughter's wedding, Betty Rogers finds out she is having another baby.
21. Crisis in 114
Aired 6 March 1960
22. The Trouble with Laury's Men
Aired 13 March 1960
Laury Barlow blames her mother for her failed romances. Julie Sommars first television role as Laury.
23. The Trial
Aired 20 March 1960
24. Plain, Unmarked Envelope
Aired 3 April 1960
25. The Best Season
Aired 17 April 1960
26. The Unwanted
Aired 1 May 1960
27. Faith, Hope and Mr. Flaherty
Aired 8 May 1960
Another story involving Sister Ann, this time involving funds multiplying to help those Sister Ann meets.
28. The Eternal Vow: Part 1
Aired 15 May 1960
On a sight-seeing tour, a bored American widow and a French businessman are left behind on a Greek island.
29. The Eternal Vow: Part 2
Aired 22 May 1960
On a Greek island, a French businessman tries to help an unhappy American widow face the Now.
30. The Misfit
Aired 5 June 1960