Lot #11 Poseidon Adventure Original Storyboard

Lot #11
Irwin Allen | "The Poseidon Adventure" Original Storyboard Illustration
Estimate: $500 - $700
Starting Bid: $100

An original hand-drawn ink on vellum storyboard illustration from the production of the watershed Irwin Allen disaster film The Poseidon Adventure (20th Century Fox, 1972) by production illustrator Tom Cranham. The film follows the adventures of an all-star cast trying to escape the wreckage of a cruise ship which capsizes on New Year’s Eve.

Cranham worked on many Allen projects including Lost in Space (CBS, 1965-68), Land of the Giants (ABC, 1968-70), City Beneath the Sea (Warner Bros. Television, 1971), The Poseidon Adventure (20th Century Fox, 1972), The Towering Inferno (20th Century Fox, 1974), The Swarm (Warner Bros., 1978), and Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (Warner Bros., 1979), as well as other iconic films like Jurassic Park (Universal Pictures, 1993), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Paramount Pictures, 1979), and Blade Runner (Warner Bros., 1982).

11 x 8 inches

PROVENANCE Tom Cranham, by descent to Gina Cranham

Sold for $2925 including Buyer's Premium.