Bernstein had written a song for the movie, the story of Jack Sheppard, an 18th century English convict, famous for his many prison
escapes. Stanley Baker, actor and producer, and director James Clavell, author of King Rat and the Shogun novels, were not sure that
an Irish voice would fit a purely English story, but after an audition for them in London, Danny got the assignment. “It was a thrill
to attend the premiere in London. When the credits rolled there was my name in huge letters. My London pals in the audience roared
their approval. One of their own had made it to Hollywood."
Danny and Elmer Bernstein
Doyle would have another encounter with Hollywood in 1968. Paramount Pictures was filming 'Where's Jack?' in Wicklow and were having a reception to publicize the movie. Danny was invited. There he met the film's composer, the Oscar winning Elmer Bernstein who has written some of the most memorable film music: The Man With The Golden Arm, The Magnificent Seven, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Ghostbusters, My Left Foot and more.
Left to right:
Danny Doyle, Elmer Bernstein,
Sir Stanley Baker, James Clavell
"It turned out he loved folk music so I took him to The Old Sheiling pub in Dublin to hear a new group called The Chieftains. He was fascinated with the uileann pipes playing of Paddy Moloney. I introduced them and they had a long technical conversation on the pipes."
