Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade: 9 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Harrison Ford Movie

The Man Who Gives Young Indiana Jones The Fedora Was Originally Imagined As Marion Ravenwood’s Father

The intro flashback provides plenty of insight into how Indiana Jones became the man he grew up to be, from explaining his fear of snakes to how he got his world-famous hat – given to him by a man literally credited as “Fedora” (Richard Young). In the original script, the character was given another name: Abner Ravenwood.

According to ScreenRant, the treasure hunter, whom young Indiana Jones earns the respect of with his indomitable will, was initially conceived as the archeologist’s former mentor, mentioned briefly in Raiders of the Lost Ark, whose daughter is, indeed, Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen). Of course, since his identity is never specified, it would not necessarily be wrong to say that “Fedora” really is Abner Ravenwood after all.