The Story of Esther Costello (1957)
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Story of Esther Costello is the cinematic equivalent of eating a whole box of potato chips; you may hate yourself, but you'll relish every bite in the meantime. Joan Crawford plays a well-meaning woman who throws herself whole-hog into every charitable cause that comes down the pike. She is… More Story of Esther Costello is the cinematic equivalent of eating a whole box of potato chips; you may hate yourself, but you'll relish every bite in the meantime. Joan Crawford plays a well-meaning woman who throws herself whole-hog into every charitable cause that comes down the pike. She is married to Rossano Brazzi, who is as greedy as Crawford is generous. Crawford rescues blind deaf-mute Heather Sears from her squalid surroundings, leading to her creation of a charity campaign on behalf of handicapped children, with Sears as "poster child." Brazzi, in league with crooked promoter Ron Randell, seizes upon this as a means to line his own pocket--and one night, he decides to assert his manhood with the helpless Sears. The shock of this assault causes the girl to instantly regain her sight and hearing! Crawford reacts to her husband's outrage by driving her car into a tree, snuffing out Brazzi's life as well as her own. Sears--or Esther Costello, for she is indeed the title character--finds happiness with an honest young reporter (Lee Patterson). Set in America and released by an American company (Columbia), Story of Esther Costello was nonetheless filmed in its entirety in England. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- David Miller
- Written By
- Charles Kaufman
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 6, 1957 Wide
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Cast
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Joan Crawford
as Margaret Landi
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Rossano Brazzi
as Carlo Landi
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Heather Sears
as Esther Costello
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Lee Patterson
as Harry Grant
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Ron Randell
as Frank Wenzel
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Fay Compton
as Mother Superior
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Denis O'Dea
as Father Devlin
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John Loder
as Paul Marchant
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Sidney James
as Ryan
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Bessie Love
as Matron in Art Gallery
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Robert Ayres
as Mr. Wilson
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Maureen Delaney
as Jennie Costello
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Harry Hutchinson
as Irish Publican
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Tony Quinn
as Irish Pub Customer
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Janina Faye
as Esther as a Child
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Estelle Brody
as Tammy
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June Clyde
as Mrs. Forbes
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Sally Smith
as Susan North
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Diana Day
as Christine Brown
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Megs Jenkins
as Nurse Evans
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Victor Rietti
as Signor Gatti
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Andrew Cruickshank
as Dr. Stein
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Sheila Manahan
as Mary Costello
