The Story of Esther Costello

The Story of Esther Costello

Released on
Drama
Runtime
103 mins
(11 votes)

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
  • Rossano Brazzi
  • Heather Sears
  • Lee Patterson
  • Ron Randell
  • Fay Compton
  • Maureen Delaney
  • John Loder
  • Bessie Love
  • Denis O'Dea
  • Sid James
  • Estelle Brody
  • Megs Jenkins
  • Diana Day

Director

  • David Miller

Producers

    Screenwriter

    • Charles Kaufman

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