Family Movies

You may be surprised to learn that William J. Dumes started filming the family in the 1930s, and every branch of the family is represented in his collection. His films make the basis of what is presented here.

Early reels were 8mm black & white, with occasional splurges on color stock. In the 1950s he moved to 16mm, and some of those clips are remarkably sharp. These movies are a vivid record of the Sadie Silk Dumes family in America.

For me, this completes an assignment my father gave me over 50 years ago: to find a way to share these films with the whole family.

Nate, Pauline and Dora Lieberman, Arthur, Louis, William J., Hy and Irene Dumes (1947)

8MM · Color

This is a fun family gathering. We have brothers Arthur, Louis and William J. as well as Nate and wife Pauline Lieberman with Nate's sister Dora. As usual, daughter Mildred, son Stan and wife Freda are there with William J. Hy and Irene wouldn't miss it!

This clip is 3m 15s long.

Arthur Dumes
Stanley Dumes
Freda Fialco Dumes
Dora Lieberman Lasky
Hy Dumes
Nathan Lieberman
Irene Melcher Dumes
Bill Dumes
Pauline Hamburg Lieberman
Mildred Dumes Dansker
Louis Dumes

The wedding of Stanley Dumes and Phyllis Abels with commentary audio. (1950)

16MM · Color

The wedding of Stanley Dumes and Phyllis Abels with commentary audio by my mother Phyllis that I recorded while we watched the movie together. They were married in Terre Haute in a very fancy wedding with hundreds of guests.

The wedding movie is 20m 6s long.

Stanley Dumes
Freda Fialco Dumes
Dora Lieberman Lasky
Hy Dumes
Irene Melcher Dumes
Phyllis Abels Dumes
Bill Dumes
Elaine Cohen Dumes
Pauline Hamburg Lieberman
Sol Dumes
Leonard Lasky
Nathan Lieberman
Mildred Dumes Dansker
Jeannette Dumes Karp
Evelyn Swimmer Dumes
William Dumes
Louis Dumes

A family gathering in Evansville. (1998)

Phyllis Miller, Pauline Lieberman, Ruth Fishman Zimbler, Bill Dumes and Irene Dumes at Cooker Restaurant in Evansville.

This video is 55m 33s long.

Pauline Hamburg Lieberman
Ruth Fishman Zimbler
William Dumes
Phyllis Zimbler Miller
Irene Melcher Dumes

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