100,000 Cobbers
100,000 Cobbers is a 1942 dramatised documentary made by director Ken G. Hall for the Australian Department of Information during World War II to boost recruitment into the armed forces. Grant Taylor, Joe Valli and Shirley Ann Richards play fictitious characters.
Plot
Five men enlist in the AIF – laid back Bill; World War I veteran Scotty, who pretends to be 37 years old; an "old school tie" businessman Peter, who is running his dead father's business, and whose secretary Miss Lane leaves for overseas service as a VAD; the rebellious "Bluey" William Baker; and Jim, who leaves behind his new wife, Jean.
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More details
author | Frank Coffey |
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director | Ken G. Hall |
editor | William Shepherd |
genre | drama |
keywords | basic training dead father henry lawson kick out luna park run think train vad voluntary aid detachment world war i |
producer | Ken G. Hall |
productionCompany | Cinesound Productions |
publisher | British Empire Films |
theme | documentary propaganda war |