The House with Closed Shutters (1910)
During the Civil War a young soldier loses his nerve in battle and runs away to his home to hide; his sister puts on his uniform, takes her brother's place in the battle, and is killed. Their mother, not wanting the shameful truth to become known, closes all the shutters (hence the film's title) and keeps her son's presence a secret for many years, though two boyhood chums stumble upon the truth...
- Released
- 1910-08-08
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Runtime
- 16 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- D.W. Griffith
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 from 28 votes
Cast
- Henry B. Walthall as Charles Randolph - The Confederate Soldier
- Grace Henderson as The Randolph's Mother
- Dorothy West as Agnes Randolph - Charles' Sister
- Joseph Graybill as Agnes's Second Suitor
- Charles West as Agnes's First Suitor
- William J. Butler as The Colored Servant
- Edwin August
- Verner Clarges as In Lee's Tent
- John T. Dillon as On Porch / At Farewell / In Lee's Tent
- Gladys Egan as On Porch / At Farewell
- Frank Evans as In Lee's Tent
- Francis J. Grandon as In Lee's Tent