The Story of Esther Costello

David Miller
1957-11-06

Drama without equal that smashes its way into a woman's love-starved heart!
6.9
103 min

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

Name Character Team
Joan Crawford Margaret Landi Unowned
Rossano Brazzi Carlo Landi Unowned
Heather Sears Esther Costello Unowned
Lee Patterson Harry Grant Unowned
Ron Randell Frank Wenzel Unowned
Fay Compton Mother Superior Unowned
Maureen Delaney Jennie Costello Unowned
John Loder Paul Marchant Unowned
Bessie Love Art Gallery Customer Unowned
Denis O'Dea Father Devlin Unowned
Sid James Joe Ryan Unowned
Estelle Brody Tammy Unowned
Megs Jenkins Nurse Evans Unowned
Diana Day Christine Brown Unowned