Debut of "Letter To Loretta." Directed by Robert Florey; teleplay by Willie Goldbeck and Dwight Taylor. The first of a new dramatic series based on letters received by Miss Young requesting advice on personal matters. She portrays a perfume sales girl who uses desperate methods to test her fiancιs love. A young man from a wealthy and socially prominent Philadelphia family falls in love with a New York salesgirl, Carol Brown; he takes her home to meet his family. An ex-girlfriend tells Carol that Keiths mother has already made her mind up about her; that she and the rest of the family consider department store sales girls as cheap and vulgar and that she would not have a chance to make a marriage work with Keith. Carol sets out to prove that Keith loves her no matter what and would make a life with her, even without his familys blessing.
Cast
Carol Brown . ......Loretta Young
Keith Warren .George Nader
Barbara Parlow .. ....Jorja Curtwright
Jennie .. . ..Ellen Corby
Mrs. Warren . ...Katharine Warren
Uncle Charles . . Don Beddoe
Aunt Eleanor . . .Gale Bonney
Aunt Grace . . Margaret Seddon
Uncle Ben . .. ..Stanley Andrews
Porter . .. ..Vince Townsend
A FAMILY OUT OF US Originally
aired - 09-27-53
Mother tries to make up for fathers lack of interest in son. This teleplay is a dramatic tribute to Boy Scouts.
Mother..................................................................................
..
..
.Loretta
Young
Father.....................................................................................
.....
.
.Kenneth
Toby
Son...........................................................................................
.
...
...David
Sober
Other Cast
Member......................................................................
.....Lurene
Tuttle
The wife of the sheriff of a small town is not happy when she learns her husband plans to run for mayor. She does not approve of the ruthless man who will act as sponsor.
May
Ramson
..
.....
..Loretta Young
Seth
Ramson
.
.
.
.Bruce Bennett
Will
Gaines
.William Campbell
Marc Thatcher
..
.Frank
Ferguson
Mailman
.
.
..
.
Ray
Walker
Jenny, a young idealistic history teacher, wins an expensive convertible on a quiz program but refuses to accept it because she disapproves of the political policies of the man who owns the auto agency.
Jenny
......................
Loretta
Young
Other Cast
Members.....................................................................................Paul
Langton
Craig Stevens
Frances Brandt
TURN OF THE CARD Originally
aired - 10-18-53
A card shark falls in love with a beautiful young woman he meets on board a ship. He determines not to give her a raw deal until he discovers that she too has an ace up her sleeve.
Cast
Nancy .. Loretta Young
Gambler............................................................................ ............. ..Anthony Caruso
EARTHQUAKE Originally
aired - 10-25-53
Directed by Robert Florey; screenplay by Gabrielle
Upton. This exciting drama tests the
love of a young wife, Emily, for her handicapped husband trapped in an iron
lung after a severe California earthquake.
Physical therapist, Lloyd, has been working with Roy, who is a polio
victim confined to an iron lung, to help him breathe on his own. Roy begins doubting Emilys love when his
sister, Gwen, mentions that she saw Lloyd and Emily holding hands. That night a severe earthquake strikes and
the electricity goes out. Emily must
convince Roy of her love for him so he will fight for his life. Can she do it?
Cast
Emily ..Loretta Young
Ray ..Paul Langton
Lloyd . . .. .John Agar
Gwen .. .....Dorothy Adams
Department of Power Man .. . .Robert Foulk
Telephone Operator # 1 .. . .Elaine Williams
Fireman #1 .... ..Phil Chambers
Telephone Relief Operator . . .....Virginia Eiler
Telephone Operator # 3 . . .Diane Fortier
Fireman #2 . . . .Alan Ray
THE ONE THAT GOT
AWAY Originally
aired - 11-01-53
Directed by Robert Florey. One of Helens ex-beaus, Jerry Worth, someone who she almost married, is a hot new national newscaster. Helen goes on and on about him and Stan, Helens husband, eventually becomes jealous and they bicker when Stan reads in the paper that Jerry Worth will be visiting their town. That afternoon Helen takes her Grandpa to the pier to fish; she leaves and when she returns, Grandpa goes on and on about a huge fish he almost caught. Whenever Helen starts talking about Jerry Worth, Grandpa starts talking about the one that got away. Against her Grandpas wishes, Helen goes to visit Jerry Worth at his hotel and accidentally runs into Jerry in the hallway. Unknown to Helen, Stan had decided to visit Jerry Worth himself and he observes their encounter. What transpires and Stans reaction to her confession teaches Helen a lesson.
Cast
Helen Talbot ... . . .....Loretta Young
Stan Talbot .. .. ... Richard Travis
Grandpa . .. .. Burt Mustin
Jerry Worth .. .. . . . ..Mike Hathaway
Sally . . .Helen Morgan
KID STUFF Originally
aired - 11-08-53
Directed by Robert
Florey. The urbane editor of a smart
New York magazine falls in love with a young widow, mother of a young boy. A young widower, father of two girls
himself, he fails to understand her devotion to her son and so almost loses
her.
Cast
Amanda Norman . .. . . .Loretta Young
Steve Baxter . .. . . . ..George Nader
Myron Norman . . .. . ...Lee Aaker
Miss Jo......................................................................................... .....Mabel Albertson
Natalie Baxter . Noreen Corcoran
THE BRONTE STORY Originally
aired - 11-15-53
Directed by Robert Florey; screenplay by Dewitt Bodeen and Hugh Beaumont. This drama takes place in Yorkshire, England in the 1850s. The story is based on an incident in the life of the famous novelist, Charlotte Bronte. Charlottes father is rigid and domineering and seems to thwart his daughters wishes at whim; Charlotte struggles to assert her independence. Mr. Bronte withholds his blessing of Charlotte's marriage and Charlotte must make a decision that will affect her and her father's future happiness.
Cast
Charlotte Bronte ...... . Loretta Young
Arthur Nicholls . ..Hugh Beaumont
Mr. Bronte . .. ..Alan Napier
Mary . ...Natalie Schafer
THANKSGIVING AT
BEAVER RUN Originally
aired - 11-22-53
A young expectant
mother witnesses a robbery at a railroad station and in their getaway the
thieves take her car. The woman is
frantic because her small, handicapped son is still in the back seat.
Mother
.
...Loretta
Young
Son......................................................................................
..
.
.Hugh
Corcoran
Other Cast
Members
Dick Foran
William Campbell
John Smith
LOVE STORY Originally
aired - 11-29-53
Directed by Robert Florey; teleplay by Richard Morris, based on a story by Robert Thomsen and George Bradshaw. This is a bittersweet tale of love found, lost, then found again. Jane Seaton is bound for stardom and the man she loves and has married does not fit into her world or so everyone tells her. Hap, Janes husband, leaves Jane, for her sake, to join the Army. Janes world then crumbles and she ends up in a sanitarium. Chance has it that an army buddy of Haps is also a patient there and he finally resolves to help them find each other again.
Jane Seaton .. .. . Loretta Young
Hap . . . .. .Robert Strauss
Rick .. .. .. Donald Murphy
Jack Grainger .. .. . . ..Michael Hathaway
Asst Director .. .. .. .. . .James Dobson
Nurse
..
..
Cicely Browne
LAUGHING BOY Originally
aired - 12-06-53
Directed by Robert Florey; screenplay by William Bruckner. Pretty Kay Coughlin takes an unemployed young newspaperman under her wing in a plan to make her boyfriend jealous. Muscle bound, glass-jawed Walter Stone, who has just arrived in town, meets Kay when he attempts to prevent a tramp from snatching her purse. Kay takes Walter home to nurse his wounds and helps him get a job on the local newspaper. Walter then agrees to help prod Kays boyfriend into a marriage proposal. The plan works well, but when Paul actually proposes, Kay finds that this does not bring the happiness she expected. Could she have fallen under the spell of the laughing boy?
Kay Coughlin
..
.Loretta Young
Walter
Stone
...
..Alex Nichol
Mr.
Coughlin
..
.Carl Benton Reid
Paul
..
...
Walter
Reed
Mrs.
Coughlin
..
...Louise Lorimer
Tramp
.....
John
Harmon
Stacey .. ..Pamela Duncan
THE FAITH OF
CHATA Originally
aired - 12-13-53
Directed by Robert Florey; screenplay by Gene Levitt. This is the drama of a nine-year-old girl nicknamed Chata, who after receiving a small statue of her patron saint, Santa Inez, from her mother, Paula, on her birthday becomes desperately ill with pneumonia. Just when Chata seems to be getting better, she tells her mother that she is going to be with Santa Inez in Heaven soon. She becomes much worse and the doctor advises Paula, whom Chata has said resembles the saint, to pose as Santa Inez that night to tell the little girl that she is not needed in Heaven. The next day Chata is miraculously almost well; she tells the doctor that Santa Inez came to her and told her that she did not need her in Heaven; that she was with her always and that she had work for her to do. The doctor congratulates Paula for doing a fine job of posing, but what Paula has to tell the doctor convinces them that a miracle has taken place.
Cast
Paula .. .. .Loretta Young
Chata . . .. .Nancy Gilbert
Doctor .. .. ..Harry Bartell
Priest ... Christopher Dark
Senor Dominguez ... Martin Garralaga
Enrique . ..Anthony Roux
Choreography by .. ..Lola Montez
THE NIGHT MY
FATHER CAME HOME Originally
aired - 12-20-53
Directed by Robert Florey; screenplay by Richard Morris, from a story by Jeanne Melton. This is the story of an adorable five-year-old who believes that if you want something bad enough and you say your prayers and keep your face clean and everything, you always get it some way. Little Joey Dodds is too short to reach the mailboxes, so he asks a postal worker to mail his letter to Santa Claus. Joey tells Al that his father was in an accident and went away and that his Mom says hes not coming back, but Joey says hes got to come back because he promised him some marbles and an electric train for Christmas. Al reluctantly takes Joeys letter and writes a response from Santa telling Joey not to count on his father coming home. He also gives Joey some marbles. Joey is still expecting another letter from Santa; he had asked Al to write it. Joey comes back to ask for his letter from Santa and Al loses his patience and tells him to go home. Joey tells Al he doesnt like him and leaves. Christmas Eve he takes Al some cookies and tells Al that his mom said he shouldnt have bothered Al because his father wasnt coming home. Joey wants to buy a big Christmas tree; he has less than a dollar. Al tells Joey he knows a guy who sells big Christmas trees for a quarter and on the way to picking up the tree, Al stops off at a store to take care of business. When Joeys Mom comes home, Al and Joey have the tree up and totally decorated and Joey is starting to put together an electric train set that was delivered earlier! Mrs. Dodds invites Al to have some coffee and fruitcake; Joey thinks that with Al there, its just like having my father home for Christmas.
Cast
Mrs. Dodds .. . Loretta Young
Al .. Christopher Dark
Joey Dodds .. ..Hugh Corcoran
HOTEL IRRITANT Originally
aired - 12-27-53
Directed by Robert Florey; screenplay by Richard Morris from a story by Phyllis Parker and Henry Staudigl. This charming romantic comedy is set in New Orleans. Newton Ralston is the manager of a small hotel and he has never encountered a guest quite like Sally Webster. She seems to test every facet of his managerial and customer-relations skills until something she says makes him realize that she is no ordinary guest. Then the story takes an unusual twist as he makes a decision about whether or not the customer is always right.
Cast
Sally Webster . . . . Loretta Young
Newton Ralston . ...George Nader
Mrs. Logan .. Frances Bavier
Vincent . . Theodor Von Etz
Walter .. . ... Syd Saylor
Maid .. .. .Adrienne Marden
Directed by Robert Florey; screenplay by Devery Freeman and story by Cameron Blake. Inga Helborg hires six convicts from a nearby prison to help her save her deceased fathers farm. She must depend on these men as her sole means of earning money to pay off the banks loan. Inga trusts the men hoping to gain their trust in return and so sends off Charlie, a convicted thief, with the money to pay off the mortgage on the farm. Does Charlie make it to the bank?
Inga
Helborg
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.
..
.Loretta Young
Ben
Cabot
..
...
.
..
....
Don Murphy
Mr.
Lowell
...
Robert Emmet OConnor
Charlie
..
....
..
.Stanley
Clements
Pfeiffer
..
..
.
Forest
Lewis
Jessie
..
..Kathleen
Freeman
Hank
.
...
Robert
Foulk
Pete
.
.
..
Paul
Brinegar
Mundie
.
.
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..Mack
Williams
Man
.
.
..
.Paul
Keast
Gillis
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....Roy
Lennert
Directed by Robert Florey; screenplay by William Bruckner. A mystery storywriter boards a plane using anothers reservation, is given poisoned gum, and becomes deathly ill. Convinced it was a case of mistaken identity and her only clue being a fake telegram she received upon boarding the plane, Peggy tracks down the lady who was to have received the telegram as well as the sender. She discovers that they are both deadone an apparent suicide and the other run down a day later by a hit and run driver. Who is the "lady killer" and why did he do it? Peggy is determined to find out.
Peggy
Lincoln
...
....Loretta Young
Grant
Benton
...
....Whit Connor
Mr.
Longman
..
.....
..Walter Coy
MacNamara
.....
..
James
Flavin
Stewardess
.
.
.Hope
Miller
Bella
....Queenie
Leonard
Clerk
.
....
Phil
Tead
Detective
........Anthony
Warde
Landlady
.....
..Chuckie
Bradley
SECRET ANSWER Originally
aired - 01-17-54
A husband learns Secret Answer to a happy marriage.
Husband
..
..
Paul
Langton
THE MIRROR Originally
aired - 01-24-54
A young wife, who was an only child, discovers that life is more than a one-way street and that she must alter her self-centered attitudes toward life and marriage.
Cast
Young wife . ... .Loretta Young
Husband . . .George Nader
Other Cast Member......................................................................... ..Betty Lou Gerson
THE HOLLYWOOD STORY Originally
aired - 01-31-54
Small-town girl goes to Hollywood in search of a movie career.
Cast
Girl . .Loretta Young
Other Cast Members................................................................... ..William Bishop
. George O'Hanlon