Rudolph The Red nosed Reindeer (1948)

*Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer* is a *1948 animated short film* produced and directed by *Max Fleischer* for *Jam Handy**. It is based on the **1939 Robert L. May poem* of the same name. The film tells the heartwarming story of a *flying reindeer* with an unusually *bright red nose* who helps *Santa Claus* during a foggy Christmas Eve. Despite being teased and made fun of by other reindeer children, Rudolph's unique trait ultimately becomes his strength as he guides Santa's sleigh through a blinding storm.

The film's runtime is approximately *8 minutes**, and it predates both **Gene Autry's 1949 song* and the more popular *1964 stop-motion animated TV special* narrated by **Burl Ives**⁴⁵.