The House with Closed Shutters
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...
Directed by D.W. Griffith · Written by Emmett C. Hall
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Cast
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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 - William J. Butler The Colored Servant
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Edwin August -
Verner Clarges In Lee's Tent - John T. Dillon On Porch / At Farewell / In Lee's Tent
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Gladys Egan On Porch / At Farewell - Frank Evans In Lee's Tent
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Francis J. Grandon In Lee's Tent
Make it a double feature
3h 33m together
The House with Closed Shutters
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