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The Story of Esther Costello

19576.9 / 10103 min
Drama

Overview

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

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

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

Sid James

Sid James

Joe Ryan

Estelle Brody

Estelle Brody

Tammy

Megs Jenkins

Megs Jenkins

Nurse Evans

Diana Day

Diana Day

Christine Brown

Crew

David Miller

David Miller

Director

Charles Kaufman

Charles Kaufman

Screenplay

Nicholas Monsarrat

Nicholas Monsarrat

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