The House with Closed Shutters is a 1910 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and released by the Biograph Company.

[2] During the American Civil War a young soldier loses his nerve in battle and runs away to his home to hide.

There his sister puts on his uniform, takes her brother's place in the battle, and is killed.

Interior scenes were shot at Biograph's studio at 11 East 14th Street in Manhattan, New York, and outdoor footage was taken on location in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

[2] Unlike the portrayal of women in film serials where they tend to be in peril and need to be saved, West's "sister" character, while dressed in her brother's uniform, was in control of her situation as she rode over the same dangerous route that her brother had taken in his flight.