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...
Henry B. Walthall
as Charles Randolph - The Confederate Soldier
Grace Henderson
as The Randolph's Mother
Dorothy West
as Agnes Randolph - Charles' Sister
Joseph Graybill
as Agnes's Second Suitor
Charles West
as Agnes's First Suitor
William J. Butler
as The Colored Servant
Edwin August
as
Verner Clarges
as In Lee's Tent
John T. Dillon
as On Porch / At Farewell / In Lee's Tent
Gladys Egan
as On Porch / At Farewell
Frank Evans
as In Lee's Tent
Francis J. Grandon
as In Lee's Tent
