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The Best Episodes of Letter to Loretta Season 2

Every episode of Letter to Loretta Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Letter to Loretta Season 2!

The Best Episodes of Letter to Loretta Season 2

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. 8.6/10(10 votes)

    #1 - 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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  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. 8.5/10(9 votes)

    #3 - 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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  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
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  5. 8.4/10(12 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. 8.2/10(13 votes)

    #6 - 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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  8. 8.1/10(10 votes)

    #7 - 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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  9. 8.0/10(14 votes)

    #8 - 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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  10. 8.0/10(16 votes)

    #9 - 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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  11. 8.0/10(11 votes)

    #10 - 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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  12. 8.0/10(12 votes)

    #11 - 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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  13. 8.0/10(10 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. 7.9/10(16 votes)

    #13 - Dr. Juliet

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    S2:E2

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

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  15. 7.9/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Double Trouble

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    S2:E3

    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.

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  16. 7.9/10(14 votes)

    #15 - Inga II

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    S2:E29

    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.

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    Director:Harry Keller
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  17. 7.8/10(13 votes)

    #16 - The Lamp

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    S2:E4

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

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    Director:Harry Keller
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  18. 7.8/10(13 votes)

    #17 - No Help Wanted

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    S2:E10

    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.

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    Director:Jus Addiss
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  19. 7.8/10(15 votes)

    #18 - Feeling No Pain

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    S2:E33

    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."

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    Director:Harry Keller
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  20. 7.7/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Guest in the Night

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    S2:E1

    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.

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  21. 7.6/10(17 votes)

    #20 - The Little Teacher

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    S2:E34

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

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  22. 7.5/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Evil for Evil

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    S2:E15

    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."

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  23. 7.5/10(9 votes)

    #22 - Decision

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    S2:E20

    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.

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  24. 7.4/10(14 votes)

    #23 - Tale of a Cayuse

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    S2:E26

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

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  25. 7.4/10(11 votes)

    #24 - He Always Comes Home

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    S2:E32

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

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  26. 7.3/10(9 votes)

    #25 - The Refinement of Ab

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    S2:E21

    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.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Dickie" is the best rated episode of "Letter to Loretta" season 2. It scored 8.6/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/13/1955. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Case Book".