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The Best Episodes of Letter to Loretta

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The Best Episodes of Letter to Loretta

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...

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  1. 8.9/10(18 votes)

    #1 - The Road

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    S7:E1

    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).

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  2. 8.6/10(11 votes)

    #2 - Case Book

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    S2:E27

    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.

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  3. 8.6/10(8 votes)

    #3 - The Secret

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    S3:E22

    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.

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    Director:Norman Foster
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  4. 8.5/10(16 votes)

    #4 - Time and Yuletide

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    S2:E16

    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.

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    Director:Harry Keller
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.5/10(11 votes)

    #5 - Dickie

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    S2:E24

    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.

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  6. 8.5/10(11 votes)

    #6 - Faith, Hope and Mr. Flaherty

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    S7:E27

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

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  8. 8.4/10(10 votes)

    #7 - On Your Honor, Your Honor

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    S2:E8

    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.

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  9. 8.4/10(13 votes)

    #8 - Something About Love

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    S2:E12

    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.

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  10. 8.4/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Little League

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    S4:E4

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

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  11. 8.3/10(9 votes)

    #10 - The Great Divide

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    S4:E10

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

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  12. 8.3/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Wedding Day

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    S4:E23

    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.

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  13. 8.2/10(14 votes)

    #12 - You're Driving Me Crazy

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    S2:E5

    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.

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  14. 8.2/10(16 votes)

    #13 - But for God's Grace

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    S3:E29

    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.

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  15. 8.2/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Goodbye, Goodbye

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    S4:E9

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

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  16. 8.2/10(9 votes)

    #15 - Somebody Else's Dream

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    S4:E15

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

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    Director:Norman Foster
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  17. 8.1/10(13 votes)

    #16 - The Room Next Door

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    S4:E26

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

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  18. 8.0/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

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    S2:E6

    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.

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    Director:Jus Addiss
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  19. 8.0/10(17 votes)

    #18 - Three Minutes Too Late

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    S2:E17

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

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  20. 8.0/10(12 votes)

    #19 - The Flood

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    S2:E19

    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.

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  21. 8.0/10(11 votes)

    #20 - 600 Seconds

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    S2:E22

    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."

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    Director:Harry Keller
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  22. 8.0/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Option on a Wife

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    S2:E25

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

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    Director:Harry Keller
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  23. 8.0/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Mink Coat

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    S2:E30

    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.

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    Director:Harry Keller
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  24. 8.0/10(11 votes)

    #23 - The Question

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    S4:E2

    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.

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  25. 8.0/10(8 votes)

    #24 - The Years Between

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    S4:E7

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

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    Director:John Newland
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  26. 8.0/10(13 votes)

    #25 - The End of the Week

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    S4:E12

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

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    Director:John Newland
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Road" is the best rated episode of "Letter to Loretta". It scored 8.9/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/20/1959. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Case Book".