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
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
