Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

1948 · 8 min · ★ 6.1 · Animation, Family, Fantasy

Classic holiday tale about a flying reindeer who helps Santa Claus. An interpretation of Robert L. May's 1939 Christmas poem, this animated short was created to run in theaters to advertise Montgomery Ward department stores, publisher of the original story.

Directed by Max Fleischer · Written by Robert L. May

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