
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...

as Charles Randolph - The Confederate Soldier

as The Randolph's Mother

as Agnes Randolph - Charles' Sister

as Agnes's Second Suitor

as Agnes's First Suitor

as The Colored Servant


as In Lee's Tent

as On Porch / At Farewell / In Lee's Tent

as On Porch / At Farewell

as In Lee's Tent

as In Lee's Tent

as On Porch / At Farewell

as On Porch / At Farewell