
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July(1979)
Winterbolt is trying to make the North Pole his evil wonderland, and it is up to Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and others to stop him.


“You might even say it glows!”
Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his glowing nose, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudolph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa's sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea...

Burl Ives
Sam the Snowman (voice)

Billie Mae Richards
Rudolph (voice)

Larry D. Mann
Yukon Cornelius (voice)
Stan Francis
Santa Claus / King Moonracer (voice)

Paul Kligman
Donner / Clarice's Father / Comet the Coach (voice)
Janis Orenstein
Clarice (voice)
Alfie Scopp
Charlie-in-the-Box / Other Reindeer (voice)

Carl Banas
Head Elf / Spotted Elephant / Other Toys (voice)

Peg Dixon
Mrs. Donner / Others (voice)

Paul Soles
Hermey (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a animation, family, tv movie, adventure, fantasy film released in 1964 exploring themes of winter, holiday, santa claus, misfit, snowman, stop motion. Directed by Larry Roemer, it stars Burl Ives, Billie Mae Richards, Larry D. Mann. Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his glowing nose, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudolph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa's sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea...
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