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Drama without equal that smashes its way into a woman's love-starved heart! - The Story of Esther Costello
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Title: The Story of Esther Costello

Release Date: 6 Nov 1957

Runtime: 1h 43m

Genre: Drama

Director: Romulus Films

Production Companies: Romulus Films

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

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.9 (11 votes)

Cast

  • Margaret Landi: Joan Crawford
  • Carlo Landi: Rossano Brazzi
  • Esther Costello: Heather Sears
  • Harry Grant: Lee Patterson
  • Frank Wenzel: Ron Randell
  • Mother Superior: Fay Compton
  • Jennie Costello: Maureen Delaney
  • Paul Marchant: John Loder
  • Art Gallery Customer: Bessie Love
  • Father Devlin: Denis O'Dea
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