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The House with Closed Shutters

Genres

Drama , War

Duration

16 min

Director

D.W. Griffith

Rating

5.3

Release Date

August 8, 1910

The House with Closed Shutters

Original title: The House with Closed Shutters

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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...