The House with Closed Shutters
1910 · 16 min
Drama · War
★ 5.2During 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...
Crew
- Director D.W. Griffith
- Writer Emmett C. Hall
- Director of Photography Billy Bitzer
Cast
Henry B. Walthall
Charles Randolph - The Confederate Soldier
Grace Henderson
The Randolph's Mother
Dorothy West
Agnes Randolph - Charles' Sister
Joseph Graybill
Agnes's Second Suitor
Charles West
Agnes's First Suitor
- W
William J. Butler
The Colored Servant
Edwin August
Verner Clarges
In Lee's Tent
- J
John T. Dillon
On Porch / At Farewell / In Lee's Tent
Gladys Egan
On Porch / At Farewell
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Frank Evans
In Lee's Tent
Francis J. Grandon
In Lee's Tent
Crew
- Director — D.W. Griffith
- Writer — Emmett C. Hall
- Director of Photography — Billy Bitzer
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