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
