n ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁lead ▁role . ▁His ▁wife ▁El sa ▁described ▁Taylor ▁as ▁like ▁" a ▁big ▁kid ▁on ▁the ▁set . ▁Taylor ▁was ▁paid ▁£ 1 5 ▁a ▁week . ▁ ▁This ▁movie ▁was ▁a ▁massive ▁international ▁success ▁and ▁a ▁Hollywood ▁or ▁English ▁career ▁be ck oned , ▁but ▁Taylor ▁elected ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁Australia . ▁Career - wise ▁it ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁bad ▁decision , ▁as ▁film ▁production ▁in ▁Australia ▁decl ined ▁sharp ly ▁with ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁Taylor ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁follow ▁up ▁his ▁success ▁immediately . ▁ ▁Army ▁service ▁Taylor ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁army ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁polic eman , ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁A men ities ▁Unit ▁based ▁in ▁Sydney ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Army ▁Entertainment ▁Unit ▁alongside ▁Sm ok y ▁Daw son . ▁Part ▁of ▁his ▁duties ▁involved ▁visit ing ▁the ▁troops ▁and ▁tour ing ▁the ▁islands . ▁ ▁Taylor ▁was ▁given ▁leave ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁some ▁propag anda ▁short s , ▁such ▁as ▁While ▁There ▁is ▁Still ▁Time ▁( 1 9 4 2 ), ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Cob bers ▁( 1 9 4 2 ), ▁Another ▁Th reshold ▁( 1 9 4 2 ) ▁and ▁South ▁West ▁Pacific ▁( 1 9 4 3 ). ▁He ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁feature ▁The ▁R ats ▁of ▁Tob ru k ▁( 1 9 4 4 ), ▁which ▁reun ited