2 Movies Starring Heather Sears

The Story of Esther Costello

The Story of Esther Costello

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1957-11-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (469 Reviews)

Director:

David Miller

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Charles Kaufman

Nicholas Monsarrat (novel)

Fullplot:

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.

Room at the Top

Room at the Top

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-01-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

115 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (3390 Reviews)

Director:

Jack Clayton

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Neil Paterson (screenplay)

John Braine (novel)

Fullplot:

The English factory town is dreary but Joe Lampton has landed a job with a future. To have something to do at night he joins a theatrical group. His boss's daughter Susan is playing ingenue roles on stage and in real life. She is attracted to Joe and Joe thinks about how much faster he will get ahead if he is the boss's son-in-law. This plan is complicated by his strong desire to be with an older woman who also belongs to the theatrical group. She is French and unhappily married. Joe believes he can get away with seeing both women.

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