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The House with Closed Shutters

The House with Closed Shutters

5.3/10
August 8, 1910
16 minutes
D.W. Griffith
Drama War

Overview

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...

Movie Details

Release Date

August 8, 1910

Runtime

16 minutes

Director

D.W. Griffith

Rating

5.3/10

Production Companies

American Mutoscope & Biograph

Cast

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