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The House with Closed Shutters

52% | Aug 08, 1910
Drama War

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...

Top Billed Cast

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Henry B. Walthall
Charles Randolph - The Confederate Soldier
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Grace Henderson
The Randolph's Mother
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Dorothy West
Agnes Randolph - Charles' Sister
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Joseph Graybill
Agnes's Second Suitor
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Charles West
Agnes's First Suitor

Featured Crew

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D.W. Griffith
Director
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Billy Bitzer
Director of Photography
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Emmett C. Hall
Writer

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