The Shuttered Room

Mike Kelton

Susannah Whately Kelton / Sarah

Aunt Agatha

Emma

Luther Whately

Mary Whately, Susannah's Mother

Zebulon Whately

Barge Master

Tait

Aunt Sarah

John Whately, Susannah's Father

Gang Member

Gang Member (as Clifford Diggins)

Gang Member

Susannah as a Child

Zebulon (voice)

Village Girl (uncredited)

The film was originally offered to director Ken Russell, who turned the project down. David Greene, a successful TV director, took it on because, in his late 40s, he thought it a last chance to get away from TV and into movies; he was, however, greatly dissatisfied with the script and it was being rewritten right up to the end of filming.

The burning of the old mill at the end of the film was done for real. The mill was an ancient landmark in the area which the film company purchased specifically for the purpose of destroying it by fire. Although the mill had long fallen into disuse, local people strongly protested this action, as did journalists, but to no avail.

William Devlin's part was entirely dubbed by the uncredited Donald Sutherland.

Throughout the movie the two rear windows of the Thunderbird are alternately up or down. This happens often in the same scene. It is first noticeable as they back off the ferry. As they back up, the passenger side rear window is up and the driver's is down. But as they as turning around upon leaving the ferry, the driver's side rear window is up and the passenger's is down. This becomes very noticeable throughout the film.