The House with Closed Shutters

The House with Closed Shutters
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Directed by	D. W. Griffith
Written by	Emmett C. Hall
Starring	Henry B. Walthall
Cinematography	G. W. Bitzer
Distributed by	Biograph Company
Release dates	August 8, 1910 (1910-08-08)
Running time	16 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent

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Full film, 16 mins

The House with Closed Shutters is a 1910 American drama film directed by D.W. Griffith. Prints of the film exist in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art, George Eastman House and the Library of Congress.

Plot

During the American 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, until two boyhood chums stumble upon the truth.

Cast

• Henry B. Walthall as The Confederate soldier
• Grace Henderson as His mother
• Dorothy West as His sister
• Joseph Graybill as Her suitor
• Charles West as Her suitor
• William J. Butler as The colored servant (as W. J. Butler)
• Edwin August
• Verner Clarges as In Lee's Tent
• John T. Dillon as On Porch/At Farewell/In Lee's Tent (as Jack Dillon)
• Gladys Egan as On Porch/At Farewell
• Frank Evans as In Lee's Tent
• Francis J. Grandon as In Lee's Tent
• Alfred Paget as On Porch/At Farewell
• Mabel Van Buren as On Porch/At Farewell

See also

• List of American films of 1910
• 1910 in film

External links

• The House with Closed Shutters at IMDb
• The House with Closed Shutters available for download at Archive.org