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.
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Drama
1957
103 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The Story of Esther Costello
- Duration : 103 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Charles Kaufman, Nicholas Monsarrat (novel)
- Directors : David Miller min
- Imdb : 5.8 (469 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.4 (90 votes)
- Actors : Joan Crawford, Rossano Brazzi, Heather Sears, Lee Patterson
Movie Storyline
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.