Taylor received another opportunity in late 1942, when her father's acquaintance, MGM producer Samuel Marx, arranged for her to audition for a minor role in "Lassie Come Home" (1943), which required a child actress with an English accent . After a trial contract of three months, she was given a standard seven-year contract in January 1943. Following "Lassie", she appeared in minor uncredited roles in two other films set in England – "Jane Eyre" (1943), and "The White Cliffs of Dover" (1944).