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Family Movies

You may be surprised to learn that William J. Dumes started filming the Dumes 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.

The first movies in the 1930s were in 8mm black and white, but he sometimes splurged on the color film, which must have cost a fortune. But the images are very pretty. Sometime in the early 50s he went to 16mm, and some of the clips are excellent. The quality of the movies vary, but they are a wonderful record of the Sadie Silk Dumes family in America.

For me, this is the culmination of an assignment given to me by my Dad over 50 years ago to find a way to best distribute these movies, which he considered to be treasured items to the family.

Click on the images below to watch the movies. These are all now, or soon will be, newly remastered in HD, 1280x720.


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The Fialco family in Cincinnati. (1937)

Party time! Welcome to an episode of The Fialco family, related to Freda Fialco Dumes, wife of William J. Dumes. Freda was as quiet as quiet could be, but some in her family made up for it! They loved to sing, dance and have a great time. So get ready to party like it's 1939!!

This clip is 6m 55s.

People seen in movie:
Mildred Shapiro Lerman
Mildred Dumes Dansker
Florence Shapiro Arenstein
Freda Fialco Dumes
Big Stan Shapiro
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Lermans and Shapiros and Danskers, Oh My! (1944)

Millie Lerman, Ben Shapiro, Florence Arenstein, Freda Dumes, Sy Arenstein, These folks are family of Freda Fialco Dumes. Dave and Mildred Dansker are there too.

This clip is 5m 30s long.

People seen in movie:
Mildred Shapiro Lerman
Ben Shapiro
Florence Shapiro Arenstein
Freda Fialco Dumes
Seymour Arenstein
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Freda Dumes visits Cincinnati. (1944)

Freda Fialco Dumes visits family in Cincinnati. We see Millie Shapiro Lerman, Florence Shapiro Arenstein, their dad Ben Shapiro -- sometime during WW2.

This clip is 3m 21s long.

People seen in movie:
Mildred Shapiro Lerman
Ben Shapiro
Florence Shapiro Arenstein
Big Stan Shapiro
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Chattanooga, but no Choo Choo (1950)

Millie and Al Lerman in Chattanooga, also seen is Millie's dad Ben Shapiro and William J. Dumes. The Lerman and Shapiro families were related through Freda Fialco Dumes.

This clip is 1m 27s long.

People seen in movie:
Mildred Shapiro Lerman
Ben Shapiro
Bill Dumes
Alvin Lerman
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Cousins at Rainbow Beach (1950)

Millie Lerman, Florence Arenstein and Mildred Dansker at Rainbow Beach in Vincennes. Millie and Florence were related to Mildred via her mother, Freda Fialco Dumes.

This clip is 40s long.

People seen in movie:
Mildred Shapiro Lerman
Mildred Dumes Dansker
Florence Shapiro Arenstein
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Millie Lerman with son Jay and cousin Anita Dansker (1951)

Millie Lerman with son Jay and Anita Dansker. The Lerman family is related to Anita via her grandmother, Freda Fialco Dumes. They are in front of William J. Dumes' house on 2nd Street in Vincennes.

This clip is 1m 7s long.

People seen in movie:
Mildred Shapiro Lerman
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Life could be a dream! (1954)

At the home of William J. Dumes, Dave Dansker family gathers with some of their Fialco relatives.

This clip is 52s long.

People seen in movie:
Mildred Shapiro Lerman
Mildred Dumes Dansker
Sandra Dumes Simmons
Florence Shapiro Arenstein
Stanley Dumes
David Dansker
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Et tu, Brucie? (1956)

This very long and somewhat boring clip features me, although I'll admit I look adorable. My siblings make an appearance as well as my Lerman cousins.

This clip is 8m 39s long.

People seen in movie:
Mildred Shapiro Lerman
Sandra Dumes Simmons
Freda Fialco Dumes
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Rock-n-roll dance party! (1958)

This is one of my favorites! We are in the home of Dave and Mildred Dansker in Bloomington for a cousin get-together.

This clip is 2m 44s long.

People seen in movie:
Mildred Shapiro Lerman
Stanley Dumes
Mildred Dumes Dansker
Sandra Dumes Simmons
Alvin Lerman
David Dansker
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Here come the Lermans! (1966)

The Lermans were cousins via Freda Fialco Dumes, who was Millie Lerman's Aunt.

This clip is 4m 28s long.

People seen in movie:
Mildred Shapiro Lerman
Stanley Dumes
Freda Fialco Dumes
Bill Dumes
Sandra Dumes Simmons
David Dansker
Mildred Dumes Dansker
Alvin Lerman

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