The Story of Esther Costello

The Story of Esther Costello

103 mins | Drama | Nov. 6, 1957

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

The Story of Esther Costello

103 mins | Drama | Nov. 6, 1957

The Story of Esther Costello
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
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Romulus Films
Original title The Story of Esther Costello
Directors David Miller
Writers Nicholas Monsarrat, Charles Kaufman

Cast

Joan Crawford

as Margaret Landi

Rossano Brazzi

as Carlo Landi

Heather Sears

as Esther Costello

Lee Patterson

as Harry Grant

Ron Randell

as Frank Wenzel

Fay Compton

as Mother Superior

Maureen Delaney

as Jennie Costello

John Loder

as Paul Marchant

Bessie Love

as Art Gallery Customer

Denis O'Dea

as Father Devlin

Sid James

as Joe Ryan

Estelle Brody

as Tammy

Megs Jenkins

as Nurse Evans

Diana Day

as Christine Brown