Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948 film), a 1948 animated short film by Max Fleischer based on the Robert L. May poem/story. The last cartoon ever .\r<br>\r<br> - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a fictional male reindeer with a glowing red nose, popularly known as Santas .\r<br>\r<br>Santa and the Red Nose Raindeer cartoon is a holiday classic. Almost every American child since 1948 has seen the cartoon at least once or many times.\r<br>\r<br>Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a classic holiday short film directed by Max Fleischer in 1948. The story chronicles the experiences of Rudolph, a youthful .