The Story of Esther Costello (1957)
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
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.35 |
Directed By
David Miller
TOP 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
Diana Day
Christine Brown
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