Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (1948) HOLIDAY CARTOON

The first animated film based on Robert L. May s poem about the flying misfit reindeer who rescues Christmas by guiding Santa s sleigh through a blinding storm This version, produced and directed by Max Fleischer, preceded Gene Autry s 1949 song and the 1964 iconic stop motion animated TV special narrated by Burl Ives.