Movie: The Story of Esther Costello

Top 10 Billed Cast

Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford

Margaret Landi

Rossano Brazzi
Rossano Brazzi

Carlo Landi

Heather Sears
Heather Sears

Esther Costello

Lee Patterson
Lee Patterson

Harry Grant

Ron Randell
Ron Randell

Frank Wenzel

Fay Compton
Fay Compton

Mother Superior

Maureen Delaney
Maureen Delaney

Jennie Costello

John Loder
John Loder

Paul Marchant

Bessie Love
Bessie Love

Art Gallery Customer

Denis O'Dea
Denis O'Dea

Father Devlin

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  • 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

  • Release Date

    1957-11-06

  • Average

    6.9

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
  • Tagline

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

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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