Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta (1953)

6.58 seasonsDrama

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.

📺 Seasons & Episodes

Season 136 episodes
Trial Run

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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Turn of the Card

A shipboard con artist falls for his mark.

Earthquake

6. 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

7. 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

8. Kid Stuff

Two widowed parents fall in love but feel their relationship might be hampered by their lively young children.

The Bronte Story

9. The Bronte Story

Charlotte Bronte struggles to cope with her controlling and oppressive father even as it interferes with her courtship with and marriage to Arthur Nicholls.

Thanksgiving in Beaver Run

10. Thanksgiving in Beaver Run

The kidnapping of a boy by young toughs takes an unexpected turn when one of the hoodlums befriends the boy.

Love Story

11. Love Story

30 min

An aspiring actress falls in love with a clown and marries him, but then she's ashamed to be publicly associated with him.

Laughing Boy

12. Laughing Boy

Glass-jawed Walter Stone attempts to rescue Kay Coughlin from a purse snatcher, but he gets hurt instead. Kay nurses him back to health and asks Walter to help her get her boyfriend jealous to goad him into proposing.

The Faith of Chata

13. The Faith of Chata

A little girl in a Mexican village falls desperately ill and places her faith in God through her patron saint, regardless of whether she survives or not.

The Night My Father Came Home

14. The Night My Father Came Home

Charming holiday story about a small boy who frequents a postal station, chatting incessantly with a disillusioned laborer.

Hotel Irritant

15. Hotel Irritant

30 min

Corporate hotel snoop Sally Webster creates unpleasant situations in a hotel to test its operation while becoming impressed with the character and ambition of hotel clerk Newton Ralston.

Inga

16. Inga

Indomitable Inga Helborg convinces a bank president to conditionally reverse the foreclosure of the family farm and takes labor from the prison farm by which both actions she successfully demonstrates her resolute and trusting nature.

Lady Killer

17. Lady Killer

30 min

A mystery writer discovers she is marked for death.

Secret Answer

18. Secret Answer

A spirited wife challenges the stodgy attitudes of researcher husband by refusing to respond to one of his survey questions: "If you had it to do all over again, would you marry the same person?"

Big Little Lie

19. Big Little Lie

Beverly Washburn plays a lonely schoolgirl whose decision to start a rumor about her mother turns into classroom blackmail. Jeannette Nolan portrays her stern Aunt.

The Hollywood Story

20. The Hollywood Story

Madge Mason based on her prowess as a local actress in a small Iowa town goes to Hollywood and meets with only modest success but when it appears she is on verge of major success she has second thoughts about the price of fame.

A Family Out of Us

21. A Family Out of Us

The son of an affluent couple, whose father has little time for him, joins the Cub Scouts.

Act of Faith

22. Act of Faith

Eddie Albert plays a mild-mannered soul whose happy marriage to an earthy woman seems to be coming to an end.

The New York Story

23. The New York Story

A glamorous mother and wife who dallies with other men's attention takes her own husband and son for granted. Clever opening schoolroom sequence in which the moms comment in theirs heads about each other. The climax in which the woman's mind races with impending terror about her son's lateness might seem melodramatic, but it's all too real for many of us who worry about loved ones. Mabel Albertson of "Bewitched" and so many other series plays the PTA spokesperson.

Nobody's Boy

24. Nobody's Boy

Fictionalized story of a Chicago juvenile delinquent who meets Jack Robbins, founder of the BBR, a boy's club that still exists today. A familiar face in one scene is the ubiquitous Argentina Brunetti, to whom Dean Martin sang "That's Amore" in "The Caddy." At the end of the story, Young introduces actor Chick Chandler and the real-life Jack Robbins.

The Count of Ten

25. The Count of Ten

Tiger Tipton retired from a successful boxing career at his wife's insistence. Now broke from her expensive medical care, he arranges one last fight with the champ, but he can't let his wife find out.

The Clara Schumann Story

26. The Clara Schumann Story

The great composer and his concert pianist wife, whose seemingly idyllic marriage descends into mental breakdown.

Son, This is Your Father

27. Son, This is Your Father

Flashbacks tell the story of a charming but irresponsible ex-husband who re-enters the lives of his wife and son. The father/son relationship is similar to that of Gloria's son and her first husband on the series, "Modern Family." In this episode, Young's character's name is "Ginger," a decade before her co-star, Alan Hale Jr., addressed Tina Louise by the name on "Gilligan's Island."

The First Man to Ask Her

28. The First Man to Ask Her

Offbeat comic tale of a sheltered young woman whose house is turned upside down by an eccentric lady, her cowboy son -- and his horse. Jock Mahoney makes the first of his many appearances in the series, playing nephew "Andy" to Frances Bavier, who would ironically play Aunt Bee to Andy Griffith less than a decade later.

Man's Estate

29. Man's Estate

Profile of a teenager who wants to be treated as an adult.

Forest Ranger

30. Forest Ranger

A forest ranger's wife unknowing allows into her house an escaped convict who seeks revenge on her husband.

The Enchanted Schoolteacher

31. The Enchanted Schoolteacher

A near-sighted, reclusive teacher is romanced by the father of her shyest pupil and discovers what she's been missing.

The Judgment

32. The Judgment

A woman is plagued by guilt when her politician husband killed a pedestrian in a car accident. Instead of taking responsibility, he was elated to see someone else arrested and blamed for it.

Oh, My Aching Heart

33. Oh, My Aching Heart

Nora is hired as a secretary under the condition that she disguise herself to be old and unattractive, so as not to distract her boss. When her boss has need to drop in to Nora's home, he is taken with the young lady he finds there, who claims to be Nora's sister.

Dear Midge

34. Dear Midge

Midge is an unmarried social worker with an overactive imagination, including having a curmudgeonly fairy to guide her. Her fairy gets her into sticky situations, and she is afraid of making a poor impression on her attractive neighbor.

Something Always Happens

35. Something Always Happens

A young widow's beau won't marry her until he establishes some financial capital, so she deceives him into believing he won a $5000 raffle.

Lady in Wet Paint

36. Lady in Wet Paint

A new teacher in a remote Native American community struggles to get children out of work and into school, and she ends up instigating a strike against the local farmer who employs most of the natives.

Season 235 episodes
Guest in the Night

1. Guest in the Night

Duke and Rita visit a remote mountain cabin for a romantic getaway. During a fierce snowstorm, a young boy with pneumonia shows up at their door. Duke won't call for help because he is wanted for robbery, but Rita uses a ham radio to ask for medical help.

Dr. Juliet

2. Dr. Juliet

A doctor unravels the mysterious circumstances and suspects surrounding the near-death of a young heiress.

Double Trouble

3. Double Trouble

Granite jawed Hugh O'Brien, clearly enjoying a change of pace from his usual rugged roles, plays a shy cartoonist whose heroism is awakened by a fraud scandal involving a woman and a his exact double.

The Lamp

4. The Lamp

What seems to be Aladdin's Lamp also seems to be fulfilling the fondest wishes of a young couple.

You're Driving Me Crazy

5. You're Driving Me Crazy

A couple finds themselves terrorized by a disturbed man who rear ends their car. There is some genuine suspense in this episode and warrants attention in that it comes years before Alfred Hitchcock Presents and other such anthologies.

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

6. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

This familiar plot of a lone holdout juror benefits from extreme unusual close-ups, montages and double-exposures to "open up" the drama beyond the single room setting.

For Father Darling

7. For Father Darling

Clever "amateur sleuth" tale with a sharp Catholic priest who helps a family escape from a smooth con man. Very "Columbo"-like.

On Your Honor, Your Honor

8. On Your Honor, Your Honor

An idealistic widow, whose last name is that same to that of a candidate, allows two slick politicians to add her name to a small town mayoral ballot.

The Girl Scout Story

9. The Girl Scout Story

A girl scout is left alone with an escaped convict.

No Help Wanted

10. No Help Wanted

Former stuntman and TV's "Range Rider" and "Yancy Derringer," Jock Mahoney, returns to this series, this time playing the owner of a small diner who is taken with a lost soul seemingly left alone in the rain.

It's a Man's Game

11. It's a Man's Game

Pushy history teacher nags her math teacher-coach boyfriend to have more ambition and winds up coaching the football team in his place.

Something About Love

12. Something About Love

A dancer's resolution to go on with her life as a singer inspires an architect who had become embittered after his hands were injured in the Korean war. Sally Field's mother Margaret (wife of Loretta Young show favorite Jock Mahoney) co-stars as Gene Barry's fiancée.

Our Sacred Honor

13. Our Sacred Honor

Like Spielberg's "Lincoln," which celebrated the little-known people who made a difference as well as high-profile leaders, this episode focuses on one of the lesser-known signers of the Declaration of Independence, John Hart.

Big Jim

14. Big Jim

A young man attempts to reform his delinquent mother when she stops in town to see him.

Evil for Evil

15. Evil for Evil

An embittered man takes revenge on a beloved doctor who lost his wife on the operating table, leading to vigilantism. Among the cast is Oscar-winner Jane Darwell ("The Grapes of Wrath," "Mary Poppins"). The theme of friendly neighbors transformed into a hideous mob would be echoed in Twilight Zone episodes "The Shelter" and "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street."

Time and Yuletide

16. Time and Yuletide

At a hospital and nursing home, everyone wants to stage Christmas parties for the sick children, but the event coordinator connives to get a party for the elderly residents.

Three Minutes Too Late

17. Three Minutes Too Late

A financially strapped New York cab driver becomes desperate for cash when his wife goes into labor.

The Girl Who Knew

18. The Girl Who Knew

Familiar TV faces abound in this fanciful dramedy about a woman's ability to know the time without a watch challenged by a watch company's efforts to use a conceited employee's charms to discredit her.

The Flood

19. The Flood

A man whose experience as a prisoner of war has caused him to be alcoholic and homeless stumbles into a situation in which he must use his army medical training and receives advice and support from a nurse and a doctor to change his life.

Decision

20. Decision

The wife of a pilot runs the gamut of emotions and memories while awaiting the return of her husband, whose plane has lost an engine in a storm.

The Refinement of Ab

21. The Refinement of Ab

Hugh Beaumont plays the dad in one of two suburban families that allow the childish teasing between their sons escalate into a serious social and business conflicts.

600 Seconds

22. 600 Seconds

A successful Art Director lets her imagination run away with her when a young female business associate of her husband's wants to talk to her about something "personal."

The Case of Mrs. Bannister

23. The Case of Mrs. Bannister

A little girl's stories about her seemingly imaginary friend, "Mrs. Bannister," begin to foreshadow real events and imminent danger.

Dickie

24. Dickie

True story of a Depression-era mother's efforts to redirect her talented little boy's creative projects to more practical pursuits -- and who this boy turns out to be is the twist, as Ms. Young introduces the real-life man and his mom at the end of the episode.

Option on a Wife

25. Option on a Wife

The Hollywood success of a New York writer takes up so much of his time and attention that it threatens his marriage.

Tale of a Cayuse

26. Tale of a Cayuse

A western drifter retrieves a beloved horse to court a maiden settler.

Case Book

27. Case Book

Only a few years after "Spellbound," but before "Vertigo" and "The Three Faces of Eve," this episode uses extended two-actor scenes in its thoughtful exploration of claustrophobia and the benefits of therapy - as well as forgiveness of others and oneself.

Dateline - Korea

28. Dateline - Korea

The plight of poverty-stricken war orphans forces a hard-nosed war correspondent to face the flesh-and-blood effects of her cynical editorials.

Inga II

29. Inga II

Dennis Hopper was only nineteen when he appeared in this episode as a privileged young man who is sent to work on a farm to build his character.

Mink Coat

30. Mink Coat

Series favorites Jock Mahoney, Ann Doran and Casey Adams (Max Showalter) reunite with Ms. Young in an amusing "Fisherman and His Wife/If You Give a Mouse A Cookie"-like fable about the effects an unexpected mink coat has on a two suburban couples.

Let Columbus Discover You

31. Let Columbus Discover You

Craig Stevens plays the head of a modeling agency who likes to discover his clients in ordinary walks of life, prompting an earnest hopeful to pose as an auto mechanic to catch his attention.

He Always Comes Home

32. He Always Comes Home

An aging man is unfaithful to his wife and negligent to his daughter.

Feeling No Pain

33. Feeling No Pain

In a memorable episode that showcases Ms. Young's comic timing and dancing talent, she plays a passive secretary who cuts loose after a visit to the dentist and the lingering effects of laughing gas. In the scene in which she makes a grand entrance, bellowing "Anita, DAH-ling!" it strongly resembles the first appearance of Cruella DeVil in Disney's animated "101 Dalmatians."

The Little Teacher

34. The Little Teacher

A man is plagued by guilt and worry when his daughter breaks a finger after he spanks her in anger.

I Remember the Rani

35. I Remember the Rani

A British writer recalls the captivating Maharani with whom he fell in love while on assignment in India.

Season 332 episodes
Fear Me Not

1. Fear Me Not

At a desolate weather station, a woman (Phyllis Thaxter) encounters an escaped mental patient.

Weekend in Winnetka

2. Weekend in Winnetka

A mother suspects her daughter has become a juvenile delinquent.

Reunion

3. Reunion

No description available.

My Uncle O'Moore

4. My Uncle O'Moore

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.

Gino

5. Gino

A family is engaged in a battle they may not win: their home is in the way of a proposed freeway.

Moment of Decision

6. Moment of Decision

No description available.

The Waiting Game

7. The Waiting Game

No description available.

The Last Spring

8. The Last Spring

No description available.

Katy

9. Katy

No description available.

Slander

10. Slander

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.

Tropical Secretary

11. Tropical Secretary

A girl seeks out a former sweetheart on a tropical island and unexpectedly also becomes involved with a writer.

The Bracelet

12. The Bracelet

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.

Across the Plaza

13. Across the Plaza

A newspaperwoman and her fiance find themselves involved in a Central American revolution. To further complicate things, her former sweetheart shows up in town.

A Pattern of Deceit

14. A Pattern of Deceit

No description available.

Man in the Ring

15. Man in the Ring

No description available.

A Shadow Between

16. A Shadow Between

No description available.

Christmas Stopover

17. Christmas Stopover

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.

A Ticket for May

18. A Ticket for May

No description available.

Inga III

19. Inga III

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.

The Challenge

20. The Challenge

A young couple faces a serious test when the husband is denied an important promotion.

Song of Rome

21. Song of Rome

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.

The Secret

22. The Secret

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.

The Pearl

23. The Pearl

A middle-aged Japanese fisherman finds a pearl in an oyster and conceals it from his wife.

Tightwad Millionaire

24. Tightwad Millionaire

No description available.

Gesundheit

25. Gesundheit

A famous New York stage actress finds herself allergic to her leading man.

Father Hoppe

26. Father Hoppe

The drab life of a spinster is brightened by her interest in amateur painting and the encouragement of a kindly priest.

His Inheritance

27. His Inheritance

An otherwise responsible husband and father has a periodic urge to leave his family and wander.

The Wise One

28. The Wise One

No description available.

But for God's Grace

29. But for God's Grace

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.

Hapless Holiday

30. Hapless Holiday

No description available.

Code 258

31. Code 258

A well-meaning friend tries to prevent a brilliant engineer from destroying his life.

The Cardinal's Secret

32. The Cardinal's Secret

A young priest uses his skill as a baseball player to clear his parish of debts.

Season 434 episodes
Double Partners

1. Double Partners

A deaf woman is entangled in strange and deadly events.

The Question

2. The Question

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.

Saigon

3. Saigon

Refugee worker Kim Collett had believed her husband died a hero in a Communist prison camp - until she hears conflicting stories.

Little League

4. Little League

Tommy Kirk returns, this time as a youngster with his heart set on qualifying for a little league baseball team.

Incident in Kawi

5. Incident in Kawi

The local schoolmarm makes a habitual drunk face up to the responsibilities of caring for his new ward -- his recently orphaned nephew.

Now a Brief Word

6. Now a Brief Word

A copywriter finds herself writing speeches for two opposing candidates.

The Years Between

7. The Years Between

In a taut drama that sadly still resonates today, an arrogant personnel director finds his ageist hiring policies coming back to bite him.

New Slant

8. New Slant

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.

Goodbye, Goodbye

9. Goodbye, Goodbye

During a beach picnic, a widowed mother recalls when her romance with a novelist hit an unexpected snag.

The Great Divide

10. The Great Divide

A woman convinced she will never marry falls for an old school friend.

Take Care of My Child

11. Take Care of My Child

No description available.

The End of the Week

12. The End of the Week

Just as a disillusioned schoolteacher is about to quit, she encounters classroom challenges including stolen money and a neglected student.

Inga IV

13. Inga IV

Inga Helborg returns, this time to help get an accounting job for a ex-convict who was jailed for embezzlement.

Rhubarb in Apartment B-7

14. Rhubarb in Apartment B-7

No description available.

Somebody Else's Dream

15. Somebody Else's Dream

A decorated veteran contends with careers that threaten his integrity, as well as an ambitious, social climbing wife.

Three and Two, Please

16. Three and Two, Please

Sister Ann touches the lives of numerous patients she attends to at a hospital.

Imperfect Balance

17. Imperfect Balance

A little Swiss boy suspects the respected Burgermeister of loading his scales and cheating village children.

Queen Nefertiti

18. Queen Nefertiti

While sculpting a bust of the Egyptian monarch, the artist declares his love for her, putting both of them at risk with the Pharoah.

My Favorite Monster

19. My Favorite Monster

A sensitive little girl becomes hysterical when she sees a horror movie starring her mother's boyfriend.

Miss Ashley's Demon

20. Miss Ashley's Demon

A deluded Southern belle has trouble facing the truth about why she really refused her engagement.

The Bad Apple

21. The Bad Apple

No description available.

Tension

22. Tension

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.

Wedding Day

23. Wedding Day

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.

Louise

24. Louise

No description available.

Emergency

25. Emergency

No description available.

The Room Next Door

26. The Room Next Door

A man and woman who live in neighboring city apartments are reluctant to allow romance into their lives.

So Bright a Light

27. So Bright a Light

A jaded news photographer named Gretchen or "Gretch" gains new insight into the human condition when she covers the story of refugees from Budapest.

Rummage Sale

28. Rummage Sale

No description available.

Legacy

29. Legacy

The difficult conditions of an inheritance put a couple in conflict

The Man on Top

30. The Man on Top

No description available.

The Countess

31. The Countess

Ken Osmond plays a young boy involved in a deadly resistance movement for a small country under military siege.

A Mind of Their Own

32. A Mind of Their Own

A top fashion designer is charmed by the owner of a budget dress line -- until she discovers his company has copied her latest designs.

Royal Partners: Part 1

33. Royal Partners: Part 1

One of the stars of a renowned dance duo loses her sight in a freak accident and sinks into self-pity.

Royal Partners: Part 2

34. Royal Partners: Part 2

A sight impaired dancer secretly trains herself in hopes of rejoining her husband/dance partner on stage again.

Season 529 episodes
A Dollar's Worth

1. A Dollar's Worth

The spoiled daughter of a brash manicurist discovers that her father hadn't died when he returns from a prison sentence for forgery.

The Defense

2. The Defense

No description available.

Innocent Conspiracy

3. Innocent Conspiracy

A loyal Japanese wife finds a way to help her discouraged husband when an orphan wanders into their lives.

Understanding Heart

4. Understanding Heart

No description available.

The Little Witness

5. The Little Witness

A mother struggles to protect her son (Johnny Crawford), who witnessed a murder.

Blizzard

6. Blizzard

No description available.

Friends at a Distance

7. Friends at a Distance

A widowed small-town gift-shop owner and children's book illustrator meets a charmingly foreign handyman and it seems her dreams of a Prince Charming are coming true.

Man in a Hurry

8. Man in a Hurry

No description available.

Power Play

9. Power Play

No description available.

The Demon and Mrs. Devon

10. The Demon and Mrs. Devon

A Chinese vase and a steroids surprise party drastically alter a young businessman's life.

The Accused

11. The Accused

A serial strangler is at large in a community where two determined women attempt to raise awareness of the correlation that salacious pictures have on sex crimes.

The Hidden One

12. The Hidden One

No description available.

Faraway Island

13. Faraway Island

No description available.

My Two Hands

14. My Two Hands

No description available.

Dear Milkman

15. Dear Milkman

A wife who has written a loving book about her milkman husband encounters marital conflict when a Hollywood producer wants to make a movie based on the wife's book except the producer's vision is to change reality to suit cinema practices.

The Bargain

16. The Bargain

No description available.

A Greater Strength

17. A Greater Strength

A newly returned widow discovers to her dismay that her only daughter has been adopted while she was a POW. While trying to retrieve her daughter, she encounters frustrating complications that endanger her child and challenge her faith.

Conflict

18. Conflict

No description available.

The Oriental Mind

19. The Oriental Mind

No description available.

Windfall

20. Windfall

No description available.

Time of Decision

21. Time of Decision

Ruth's 16 yo sister Ellen, appears to have become mentally ill. Ruth and her boyfriend struggle to come up with a workable strategy to help her.

Air Stewardess

22. Air Stewardess

During a night flight aboard a transcontinental airplane, a dangerous drug disappears from its storage place.

To Open a Door

23. To Open a Door

A chic boutique owner is very tempted to compromise her integrity when she falls for a handsome, cultured married man. The feeling is mutual and the chemistry electric and she struggles to "close that door."

Thanks to You

24. Thanks to You

No description available.

Dangerous Verdict

25. Dangerous Verdict

A man who is to be tried for murder tries to escape across the Mexican border since he was not granted a change of venue. His concern was that the judge, being a woman, would allow emotion to influence the verdict.

Second Rate Citizen

26. Second Rate Citizen

No description available.

South American Uncle

27. South American Uncle

Loretta plays it for laughs as a clever con artist who dupes three parish priests out of money. They compare notes and set up a trap to help her back on the right path.

A Strange Adventure

28. A Strange Adventure

Globe-trotting lady encounters what looks like her own portrait in an Italian gift shop, leading to a romantic fling and a shocking surprise.

Day of Rest

29. Day of Rest

A woman's day of rest assigned to her by the husband due to a her developing cold becomes problematic due to the needs of her six children.

Season 630 episodes
The Near Unknown

1. The Near Unknown

A gangster's moll encounters her doppelganger in a sweetly innocent young woman and exploits their resemblance to avoid certain death. Loretta plays both parts in this suspenseful drama.

For Better or For Worse

2. For Better or For Worse

No description available.

In the Good Old Summertime

3. In the Good Old Summertime

Jeb and Amy Stewart plan the perfect second honeymoon - and send their children to summer camp.

A Visit to Sao Paolo

4. A Visit to Sao Paolo

An American travel agent visits a depressed village in Italy. James Philbrook later was the co-star of the New Loretta Young Show (1962-63).

Out of Control

5. Out of Control

No description available.

The 20-Cent Tip

6. The 20-Cent Tip

To make ends meet, a high school teacher must take a second job as a waitress. Conflicts occur when students begin coming to the restaurant.

I Want to Get Married

7. I Want to Get Married

No description available.

The Woman Between

8. The Woman Between

A man possessed is Alex Stark, who never has anything on his mind but business, even staying away from his fabulous New York penthouse for long periods to make deals. His wife Eleanor loses interest in him and falls for the family lawyer, She Alex's firm by selling their stock to the paramour.

The Last Witness

9. The Last Witness

No description available.

The Happy Widow

10. The Happy Widow

On a ship bound for Paris, a businessman (James Philbrook) spends his time with a Mrs. Mathews - he assumes is married.

Strange Money

11. Strange Money

No description available.

Most Honorable Day

12. Most Honorable Day

No description available.

Operation Snowball

13. Operation Snowball

No description available.

The Break-Off

14. The Break-Off

Drama of test pilot's reaction to space travel.

Sister Ann

15. Sister Ann

A badly injured man is brought to a hospital, needing long term care with his hands and eyes covered during his period of treatment. he's gruff, irritable and ill mannered, not realizing he's been taken to a Catholic hospital or that his nurse that he falls in love with is actually a nun. When the bandages are removed and finally knows, he must suppress his feelings.

This is the Moment

16. This is the Moment

No description available.

Incident in India

17. Incident in India

A Hindu slaver tries to sell two Muslim captive women from Pakistan in a small town. The single local constable puts a stop to it but holds the women in his gaol. The younger woman bargains for her freedom by helping the policeman to trap a bandit gang who have been raiding nearby homes and farms.

Seed From the East

18. Seed From the East

No description available.

The Black Lace Valentine

19. The Black Lace Valentine

On Valentine's Day, a housewife receives a large, expensive valentine - but isn't sure who sent it.

Marriage Crisis

20. Marriage Crisis

No description available.

The Portrait

21. The Portrait

An old line aristocrat has a portrait painter in to do his daughter's likeness, but he finds her painfully shy and given to revealing only half her face, the side he's asked to paint. Soon it comes out she's been scarred in a fire, one that her mother died in and her stern father blames her for.

810 Franklin Street

22. 810 Franklin Street

No description available.

The Prettiest Girl in Town

23. The Prettiest Girl in Town

A famous fashion model returns to her home town for her 20-year class reunion. After spending the evening with her old flame, she longs to return to a more meaningful small town life.

The Tenderizer

24. The Tenderizer

A shy bank employee meets a hardened female parolee at a cafeteria.

Each Man's Island

25. Each Man's Island

No description available.

Mr. Wilson's Wife: Part 1

26. Mr. Wilson's Wife: Part 1

A self-absorbed business man constructs a plan that includes the employment of a psychiatrist to stop his bored wife's descent into alcoholism.

Mr. Wilson's Wife: Part 2

27. Mr. Wilson's Wife: Part 2

A healing process for a couple's marriage and a cure for the wife's alcoholism begin after a psychiatrist helps them face their specific roles in causing dysfunction.

Strictly Personal

28. Strictly Personal

No description available.

The Accused

29. The Accused

In a middle-class residential district, police are trying to solve a series of evening attacks on women in the neighborhood. Two women from the PTA begin to look at some of the precedents for the possibilities that sex offenders are thriving in the neighborhood. They propose that local stores cease to sell smutty magazines and run into resistance. But they go to great lengths to make protests and their convictions begin to gain some respect.

Trouble in Fenton Valley

30. Trouble in Fenton Valley

No description available.

Season 730 episodes
The Road

1. The Road

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).

One Beautiful Moment

2. One Beautiful Moment

A teacher's attitude is transformed during a trip to Hawaii, but she faces a crisis upon her return.

The Strangers That Came to Town

3. The Strangers That Came to Town

No description available.

Mask of Evidence

4. Mask of Evidence

A woman watching Mardi Gras from her balcony becomes concerned when a stranger comes over to her apartment - and won't leave.

Circles of Panic

5. Circles of Panic

No description available.

The Red Dress

6. The Red Dress

No description available.

A New Step

7. A New Step

A widowed dance instructor decides to volunteer at a rehabilitation center.

Ten Men and a Girl

8. Ten Men and a Girl

No description available.

The Lady in the Fish Bowl

9. The Lady in the Fish Bowl

A woman lives in a store window for a week to win a contest - but seems to be watched by a mysterious man.

Vengeance is Thine

10. Vengeance is Thine

No description available.

The Penthouse

11. The Penthouse

No description available.

Alien Love

12. Alien Love

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.

Shower of Ashes

13. Shower of Ashes

No description available.

The Grenade

14. The Grenade

No description available.

Little Monster, Tall Tales

15. Little Monster, Tall Tales

Jeff, a recently adopted child, continually makes up stories - worrying his new family.

Off Duty Affair

16. Off Duty Affair

No description available.

Mrs. Minton

17. Mrs. Minton

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.

The Hired Hand

18. The Hired Hand

No description available.

Slight Delay

19. Slight Delay

No description available.

Second Spring

20. Second Spring

In the midst of planning her teen-age daughter's wedding, Betty Rogers finds out she is having another baby.

Crisis in 114

21. Crisis in 114

No description available.

The Trouble with Laury's Men

22. The Trouble with Laury's Men

Laury Barlow blames her mother for her failed romances. Julie Sommars first television role as Laury.

The Trial

23. The Trial

No description available.

Plain, Unmarked Envelope

24. Plain, Unmarked Envelope

No description available.

The Best Season

25. The Best Season

No description available.

The Unwanted

26. The Unwanted

No description available.

Faith, Hope and Mr. Flaherty

27. Faith, Hope and Mr. Flaherty

Another story involving Sister Ann, this time involving funds multiplying to help those Sister Ann meets.

The Eternal Vow: Part 1

28. The Eternal Vow: Part 1

On a sight-seeing tour, a bored American widow and a French businessman are left behind on a Greek island.

The Eternal Vow: Part 2

29. The Eternal Vow: Part 2

On a Greek island, a French businessman tries to help an unhappy American widow face the Now.

The Misfit

30. The Misfit

No description available.

Season 831 episodes
The Long Night

1. The Long Night

The lives of the new family next door have a great impact on a housewife's own marriage.

At the Edge of the Desert

2. At the Edge of the Desert

No description available.

Fair Exchange

3. Fair Exchange

30 min

A wife reflects back on the time she went to the family's beach house alone after an argument with her husband. Loretta Young stars as an attractive married woman who receives a “confession” of love from a bachelor, but not until he dies does she discover the reason behind it.

Linda

4. Linda

No description available.

Switchblade

5. Switchblade

A crazed maniac with a switchblade intimidates his friends and citizens of a small Midwestern town.

Love Between the Acts

6. Love Between the Acts

At a popular play, a widow believes her meddling aunt arranged to have a certain man sit next to her. James Philbrook (New Loretta Young Show co-star) plays the mystery man.

The Glass Cage

7. The Glass Cage

Spurned and rejected by her family, a Southern belle finds romance then disappointment in New York city.

The Seducer

8. The Seducer

A former actress does not approve of the content of the motion pictures her husband produces.

No Margin for Error

9. No Margin for Error

No description available.

Conditional Surrender

10. Conditional Surrender

A man who has been working closely with a young woman, asks his wife for a divorce. However, he's not prepared for her reaction.

The Night the Doorbell Rang

11. The Night the Doorbell Rang

No description available.

These Few Years

12. These Few Years

A wife's decides to leave a New Year's Eve party early to spend the evening with her family.

My Own Master

13. My Own Master

A boy with an imaginary friend becomes more attaches to him with his real fami

Enter at Your Own Risk

14. Enter at Your Own Risk

No description available.

This Subtle Danger

15. This Subtle Danger

A husband's recovery from back surgery results in an increasing dependence on pain killers.

The Lie

16. The Lie

30 min

Loretta Young plays a Japanese governess who finds it necessary to make a personal sacrifice in order to keep the family she works for together.

Quiet Desperation

17. Quiet Desperation

The Perkins family contemplates breakup and separation as Victor's boss pressures him to move to Japan for his job.

The Golden Cord

18. The Golden Cord

No description available.

Double Edge

19. Double Edge

No description available.

The Choice

20. The Choice

No description available.

When Queens Ride By

21. When Queens Ride By

No description available.

The Preliminaries

22. The Preliminaries

No description available.

Woodlot

23. Woodlot

No description available.

Doesn't Everybody?

24. Doesn't Everybody?

A wealthy woman decides to assist fate - and pursues a bank vice president.

The Man Who Couldn't Smile

25. The Man Who Couldn't Smile

No description available.

Emergency in 114

26. Emergency in 114

After an accident involving their son, a wife must locate her philandering husband.

13 Donner Street

27. 13 Donner Street

No description available.

Those at the Top

28. Those at the Top

No description available.

The Wedding

29. The Wedding

No description available.

The Forbidden Guests

30. The Forbidden Guests

After the death of her husband, a sculptress without children fixates on her statues.

Not in Our Stars

31. Not in Our Stars

A wife begins to believe her personal horoscope impacts what happens to her family.

Cast

Similar Shows