story." The News of Adelaide called it "probably the best documentary film Australia has produced... well acted, neatly produced and its action scenes are authentic and moving." The Mercury of Hobart wrote that Joe Valli was "outstanding". The West Australian wrote that: It is a film for everybody, a picture everyone should see and one that no Australian can view without a feeling of pride and genuine emotion... From the time the recruits reach the enlistment depot every phase of their lives and training is presented with a realism hitherto lacking in some of our propaganda films. The film was distributed in England and the US. Filmnk magazine later wrote that Taylor and Richards made a "marvellous team". Later release In 1947 the army was worried about running short of men to serve in Japan and the islands. They used the film as a recruiting tool in conjunction with the British documentary The True Glory. References External links Complete copy of film at Australian War Memorial Complete Dept of Information film relating to film at National Archive of Australia 100,000 Cobbers at National Film and Sound Archive 1942 films Films directed by Ken G. Hall Australian World War II propaganda films Australian black-and-white films Australian documentary films 1942 documentary films 1940s Australian films 1940s English-language films