The American media – films, television, books, magazines, music, plays – have an enormous impact on our culture, perceptions and ideas. With the exception of film, considerable research has been conducted on all of these media and the depiction of the university professor and/or education in that particular medium. There does not appear to have been any research into how the professor is depicted in American comedic movies in the time frame of 1925 to 1951, which is the subject of this research. Because American movies are so powerful and their access so universal, their influence is timeless. Today's influences can easily be yesterday's films because all that is necessary is that the film be viewed today. Due to the fact that every major and minor 20^th century comedian and comedienne has made a college film in this time period, these films are still viewed with regularity. Since this outreach is so pervasive this research proposes to study the American comedic films in the 1925-1951 time periods and to analyze the depiction of the professor. Exactly how is the professor depicted in these films? What image is the Hollywood professor projecting? What historical higher education events might explain these depictions in any particular time period? This researcher believes that gaining a fuller understanding of these depictions will have significant import to faculty, administrators, and students in American universities. The author of this study also believes that this research will add to the existing scholarship on media portrayals of professors in higher education to provide a greater understanding of American higher education as a whole and the professor in particular.