
The Story of Esther Costello
- Released on
- Runtime
- 103 mins
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
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