The Story Of Esther Costello 1957 Full Movie Starring Joan Crawford, Rossano Brazzi, Heather Sears, Bessie Love, Ron Randell, Lee Patterson, Fay Compton British ‧ Drama ‧ 2h 7m ‧ tt0051015 A terrible accident leaves Esther Costello (Heather Sears) blind, deaf, mute and without a mother. Living in squalor with her aunt in Ireland, Esther is rescued by a kind American, Margaret Landi (Joan Crawford). Margaret brings the girl back with her to Boston. There, Esther learns how to use sign language and blossoms into a lovely young woman. But her life darkens when Margaret's scheming husband, Carlo (Rossano Brazzi), comes back into the picture. Director: David Miller * The film is based on a book by Nicholas Monsarrat that nearly had Helen Keller's co-workers suing for libel due to perceived parallels between Helen's story and Esther'