The Loretta Young Show - S3 E3 - "The Secret"

Episode # 5523 THE SECRET
Original airdate: 1-29-56

Loretta Young stars as Prudence, a freelance writer who arrives at the home of a prominent doctor for a formal interview on his research, but soon is drawn to the scientist, and his extremely shy six-year-old son, Roy.

Eventually, Prudence accepts Dr. Norton's proposal of marriage - with an eye on security rather than romance. But Prudence keeps her true feelings a ‘secret’, until a near tragic event brings everything out in the open.

In his first of many co-starring appearances on the series, John Newland plays the part of Dr. Norton. He was not only an actor, but director, television producer and screenwriter. After directing episodes of this series, he went on to direct episodes of Bachelor Father, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and Thriller.

But he is best remembered as the host and director of the paranormal television series One Step Beyond, and later as host of its short-lived counterpart The Next Step Beyond in 1978. On January 10, 2000, Newland died of a stroke in Los Angeles.

Child actor Jay Potter is one of few young performers who made a successful transition to playing adult parts. Potter is also a writer, voice actor and today a comedian who, as of 2018, has appeared in Spin City, Rescue Me, The Onion News Network and Independent Lens. He also provided the voice of Joe in Grand Theft Auto V.

Directed by Norman Foster (Miss Young’s brother-in-law)

Story adapted by Lowey S, Hawley from an original story by Marie Therese Prohaska

Cast:
Prudence Russell Loretta Young
Dr. Norton John Newland
Mrs. Wilson Kathryn Card
Roy Norton Jay Potter
Visitor Arthur Lovejoy
Butler Stanley Fraser