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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.
Episodes
Season 1
Trial Run
The first episode of the series, explaining the letter anthology format. A shop girl is courted by a man whose family looks down upon her, so she feigns crassness to teach them a lesson. One of a few episodes with a laugh track.
The Mirror
A spoiled and selfish woman goes without her husband to a vacation home and is tormented by a woman escaped from a mental institution which makes her confront her own mental challenges.
Prisoner at One O'Clock
A young man is accused of murder in a small Western town, but the sheriff's wife believes him innocent, while the townspeople form a mob to storm the jail.
Girl on a Flagpole
A teacher publicly opposes a candidate, only to be romanced by him, much to the chagrin of her boyfriend.
Turn of the Card
A shipboard con artist falls for his mark.
Earthquake
A man using an iron lung who has lost hope regains his will through the efforts of his wife to keep him breathing when an earthquake causes a power failure.
The One That Got Away
The glowing, tiresome reminisces of a wife and mother about her now-famous former beau and his devotion to her comes to a head.
Kid Stuff
Two widowed parents fall in love but feel their relationship might be hampered by their lively young children.
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