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.

William J. Dumes and Louis Dumes families. (1945)

8MM · Color

At the home of William J. Dumes, the Louis Dumes family gathers during the WW2 era.

This clip is 3m 31s long.

Sam Zoll
Lillian Dumes Zoll
Ben Karp
Hy Dumes
Irene Melcher Dumes
Bill Dumes
Elaine Cohen Dumes
Cyril-Ann Zoll Rosenberg
William Dumes
Louis Dumes

Jeannette Karp's back yard (1946)

8MM · Color

This looks to be a get-together in Jeannette Karp's back yard in the mid to late 40's. It features the usual suspects.

This clip is 2m 31s long.

Sam Zoll
Mildred Dumes Dansker
Dave Dansker
Irene Melcher Dumes
Rebecca Stein Dumes

Hy and Irene Dumes (1946)

8MM · Color

Hy and Irene Dumes' family frolic.

This clip is 3m 28s long.

Bill Dumes
Freda Fialco Dumes
Hy Dumes
Irene Melcher Dumes
Louis Dumes

The wedding of Hy Dumes and Irene Melcher. (1946)

8MM · Color

The wedding of Hy Dumes and Irene Melcher. I believe that their wedding was at the home of Irene's parents in Ohio.

This clip is 5m 54s long.

Sam Zoll
Lillian Dumes Zoll
Stanley Dumes
Hy Dumes
Irene Melcher Dumes
Bill Dumes
Elaine Cohen Dumes
Evelyn Swimmer Dumes
William Dumes
Rebecca Stein Dumes

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

A treasured photo brought to life! (1947)

8MM · Color

This clip brings to life a Louis Dumes family picture taken in 1947 by allowing us to see the picture being taken.

This clip is 3m 8s long.

Sam Zoll
Karen Karp Finkelstein
Mike Dumes
Hy Dumes
Irene Melcher Dumes
Elaine Cohen Dumes
Cyril-Ann Zoll Rosenberg
Sol Dumes
Rebecca Stein Dumes
Lillian Dumes Zoll
Ben Karp
Denise Dumes Conrad
Sol Karp
Jeannette Dumes Karp
Evelyn Swimmer Dumes
Beverly Karp Mahone
William Dumes
Louis Dumes

Hy And Irene Dumes (1948)

8MM · Color

Hy And Irene Dumes at Rainbow Beach in Vincennes.

This clip is 27s long.

Hy Dumes
Irene Melcher 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
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
Irene Melcher Dumes

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