The House with Closed Shutters (1910)

The House with Closed Shutters

1910

Drama War

Synopsis

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...

Credits

Director

D.W. Griffith

Cast

Charles West as Agnes's First Suitor

Dorothy West as Agnes Randolph - Charles' Sister

Edwin August

Gladys Egan as On Porch / At Farewell

Grace Henderson as The Randolph's Mother

Henry B. Walthall as Charles Randolph - The Confederate Soldier

John T. Dillon as On Porch / At Farewell / In Lee's Tent

Joseph Graybill as Agnes's Second Suitor