

The Story of Esther Costello
1 hour 43 minutes1957-11-06
6.9
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Eighteen-year-old Esther has been deaf and blind since the accident which killed her mother. Wealthy Margaret Landi, a native of Esther's village in Ireland, is talked into helping to educate and possibly heal Esther. Margaret grows to love Esther as a daughter, but finds Esther's innocence threatened by sleazy promoters and her own sleazy ex-husband. Radiant performance by Heather Sears. Based on a book that nearly had Helen Keller's co-workers suing for libel due to perceived parallels between Carlo Landi and the husband of Annie Sullivan
Cast

Joan Crawford
Margaret Landi

Rossano Brazzi
Carlo Landi

Heather Sears
Esther Costello

Lee Patterson
Harry Grant

Ron Randell
Frank Wenzel

Fay Compton
Mother Superior

Maureen Delaney
Jennie Costello

John Loder
Paul Marchant

Bessie Love
Art Gallery Customer

Denis O'Dea
Father Devlin

Sid James
Joe Ryan

Estelle Brody
Tammy

Megs Jenkins
Nurse Evans
