The Story of Esther Costello 1957 DVD - Joan Crawford / Rossano Brazzi

Eighteen-year-old Esther has been deaf and blind since the accident that killed her mother. Wealthy Margaret Landi, a native of Esther's village in Ireland, is persuaded to help educate and possibly heal Esther. As Margaret grows to love Esther as a daughter, she finds the young woman's innocence threatened by unscrupulous promoters and her own untrustworthy ex-husband. 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 - John Loder as Paul Marchant - Denis O'Dea as Father Devlin - Sidney James as Ryan - Bessie Love as Matron in Art Gallery - Robert Ayres as Mr. Wilson - Maureen Delaney as Jennie Costello - Harry Hutchinson as Irish publican - Tony Quinn as Irish pub customer - Janina Faye as Esther Costello (as a child) - Victor Rietti as Signor Gatti Runtime: 127 minutes.