Public Domain Christmas Movie Recommendations

As we creep closer to the birth of the almighty JC, here's a lazy post about some public domain Christmas movies that I found online. You can watch these for free, as nobody technically owns them anymore. And since nobody owns them, I can't get sued for showing these to you! Hooray for the public domain, am I right?

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948)

Make no mistake. This is not the claymated Rankin-Bass version everybody knows. This predates it by almost two decades. It's much shorter, running only about nine minutes. It's neat to see a version of a story that was made before the one you know and love. Speaking of a Christmas story that's been told about a dozen times...

Scrooge (1935)

If you ask me, the classic story of A Christmas Carol is often remade because of how great it is. Seriously, in terms of a story about how being good can impact everyone. Unfortunately, It's a Wonderful Life won't be on this list. The funny thing is, it used to be in the public domain, but hey, it's not like the movie tells us that money makes you a greedy jerk, does it?

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)

Do you like cheesy sci-fi movies? Do you have an hour and a half to kill? Do you hate your brain cells? Then this is the movie for you. 

Miracle on 34th Street (1955)

This was made for TV, and it's less than an hour long. However, it is the same story as the famous 1947 and 1994 versions.