Panama Hat

"...don't call me Junior!"

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CHARACTER
Panama Hat
Gender	Male
Death	1938 Off Portuguese coast
Profession(s)	Collector of antiquities

"This is the second time I've had to reclaim my property from you-"

―Panama Hat

Panama Hat (The Man in the Panama Hat) was an antiquities collector who hired Fedora and his gang of treasure hunters to retrieve the Cross of Coronado from a canyon site in Utah in 1912.

Biography

While Fedora and his men dug up the Cross of Coronado in Utah, 1912, Panama Hat stayed in the car. When Indiana Jones stole the artifact from the gang and fled from the canyon across the desert, Panama Hat's car gave chase until Indy reached a circus train. After Indy managed to escape to his house, Panama Hat showed up with Fedora and the Sheriff, who, to Indy's surprise, claimed that Panama Hat was its rightful owner and had six witnesses to prove it. Roscoe took the Cross out to Panama Hat, and he handed over the payment to the gang.

Panama Hat in 1912.

In 1938, Indiana Jones tracked down Panama Hat to Lisbon, Portugal after receiving a tip from a man who worked for Panama claiming that his boss had had an affair with his wife and wanted revenge. Jones snuck aboard Panama Hat's ship, the Vasquez de Coronado off the Portuguese coast and took the Cross into his possession.

Jones quickly realised it was a set up and was taken captive. Panama Hat explained how he had been hit bad financially during The Depression and was seeking wealthy buyers for the Cross when one turned up — Indy would later suspect it was Walter Donovan — with a provision that required Jones be dead.

After recovering the Cross, he ordered Jones be thrown overboard. However, Jones broke free of his captors, seized the Cross and the action combined with rough seas caused an explosion which destroyed the Coronado. Panama Hat was apparently killed in the blast, and his shredded hat landed in the water not far from where Indiana Jones was swimming.

Behind the scenes

The role of Panama Hat was played by Paul Maxwell in the scene set in 1938, and by Tim Hiser in the scene set in 1912.

Panama Hat is the name of the character given in the script and credits, but is assumed not to be the character's actual name.

Appearances

• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade novel
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade comic
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade junior novel
• LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (As "Panama Hat Man")

Sources

• Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide