Australian feature film Forty Thousand Horsemen (1941) is significant for its role in legend making, for the Australian Light Horse.

The story follows three larrikin Light Horsemen and their role in the desert campaigns. The three leads, played by Grant Taylor, Chips Rafferty and Pat Toohill, are introduced to us playing two-up in a market place and indulging in tomfoolery, including taking a wild donkey ride through town and into a cabaret club. The celebrated climax of the story plays out the famous charge at Beersheba. The film broke national box office records and also had considerable success on the international market.

Duration: 100 minutes.
Rating: PG.
Includes post show drink and nibbles.