The Story of Esther Costello

    The Story of Esther Costello
    1957

    Synopsis

    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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    Cast

    • Joan CrawfordMargaret Landi
    • Rossano BrazziCarlo Landi
    • Heather SearsEsther Costello
    • Lee PattersonHarry Grant
    • Ron RandellFrank Wenzel
    • Fay ComptonMother Superior
    • Maureen DelaneyJennie Costello
    • John LoderPaul Marchant
    • Bessie LoveArt Gallery Customer
    • Denis O'DeaFather Devlin

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