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The Story of Esther Costello (1957)

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

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 43M

Director : David Miller
Writer : Charles Kaufman

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

Actors

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

Crews

David Miller
David Miller
Director
Charles Kaufman
Charles Kaufman
Screenplay
Nicholas Monsarrat
Nicholas Monsarrat
Novel

Posters and backgrounds

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