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Letter to Loretta

Drama

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.

Sep 20, 19538 seasons257 episodesEndedEN

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Seasons

Season 1

36 episodes

Premiered Sep 20, 1953

Season 2

35 episodes

Premiered Aug 29, 1954

Season 3

32 episodes

Premiered Aug 28, 1955

Season 4

34 episodes

Premiered Aug 26, 1956

Season 5

29 episodes

Premiered Oct 20, 1957

Season 6

30 episodes

Premiered Oct 5, 1958

Season 7

30 episodes

Premiered Sep 20, 1959

Season 8

31 episodes

Premiered Sep 18, 1960

Episodes

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Ep 1

Trial Run

Sep 20, 1953

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.

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Ep 2

The Mirror

Sep 27, 1953

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.

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Ep 3

Prisoner at One O'Clock

Oct 4, 1953

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.

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Ep 4

Girl on a Flagpole

Oct 11, 1953

A teacher publicly opposes a candidate, only to be romanced by him, much to the chagrin of her boyfriend.

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Ep 5

Turn of the Card

Oct 18, 1953

A shipboard con artist falls for his mark.

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Ep 6

Earthquake

Oct 25, 1953

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.

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