The Opened Shutters (1914)
After being orphaned and rejected by her reluctant relatives, Aunt Martha and Judge Trent, Sylvia Lacey is sent to live at a Maine farm managed by a kind man named Thinkright. While there, she becomes captivated by a deserted, shuttered Tide Mill, believing only love can "open its shutters." Sylvia eventually discovers a passion for painting and falls in love with John Dunham, the Judge’s law partner. Though she initially believes John is engaged to her friend Edna, he eventually confesses his love for her. In the end, John surprises Sylvia by revealing he has purchased the Tide Mill and converted it into a professional art studio for her, fulfilling her metaphor that love would finally open the mill's shutters.
- Date of release
- 1914-11-17
- Runtime
- 40m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Otis Turner
Casting
- William Worthington — Thinkright Johnson
- Ann Little — Sylvia Lacey
- Frank Lloyd — Judge Calvin Trent
- Herbert Rawlinson — John Durham
- Betty Schade — Edna Derwent
- Cora Drew — Miss Martha Lacey
Interesting facts
The Opened Shutters is a 1914 American silent drama film directed by Otis Turner and starring William Worthington, Frank Lloyd and Herbert Rawlinson. It is based on a novel by Clara Louise Burnham. It was remade as Opened Shutters in 1921, directed by William Worthington who had starred in this film.
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