The Story of Esther Costello (1957)

  • NR
  • 11/06/1957 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 43m

Drama without equal that smashes its way into a woman's love-starved heart!

Overview

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

Charles Kaufman

Screenplay

David Miller

Director

Nicholas Monsarrat

Novel

Cast

Joan Crawford's headshot

Joan Crawford

Margaret Landi
Rossano Brazzi's headshot

Rossano Brazzi

Carlo Landi
Heather Sears's headshot

Heather Sears

Esther Costello
Lee Patterson's headshot

Lee Patterson

Harry Grant
Ron Randell's headshot

Ron Randell

Frank Wenzel
Fay Compton's headshot

Fay Compton

Mother Superior
Maureen Delaney's headshot

Maureen Delaney

Jennie Costello
John Loder's headshot

John Loder

Paul Marchant

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