6 Best Al Ferguson Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 4, 2026

Al Ferguson was one of Hollywood’s most prolific character actors and appeared in hundreds of films from silent westerns to postwar dramas across five decades. The Accused hides a professor’s self-defence killing, Kiss the Blood Off My Hands blackmails an ex-soldier after a bar fight, Along the Great Divide escorts an accused murderer across the desert, and Vengeance Valley has a rancher take the blame for his adopted brother’s scandal. Captain America and Frenchman’s Creek round out the list.

Vengeance Valley (1951)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Al Ferguson is in this Burt Lancaster western about a rancher who takes the blame for his adopted brother's scandal, setting off a chain of jealousy and betrayal.

Directed by Richard Thorpe · 1h 23m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Brew, Pure Flix, FlixFling, Best Westerns Ever Amazon Channel, Dove Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling

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Along the Great Divide (1951)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Al Ferguson features in this western about a federal marshal who escorts an accused murderer across dangerous desert terrain.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · 1h 28m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Accused (1949)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Al Ferguson appears in this noir about a psychology professor who kills a student in self-defence and must conceal the crime while falling for the detective investigating it.

Directed by William Dieterle · 1h 41m · Rated NR

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Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Al Ferguson features in this noir about a traumatised ex-soldier who accidentally kills a man in a bar fight and is blackmailed by the only witness.

Directed by Norman Foster · 1h 19m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Captain America (1944)

TMDB ★ 5.4

Al Ferguson is in this serial about a mild-mannered district attorney who becomes a masked crimefighter to battle a scientist with a deadly invention.

Directed by John English & Elmer Clifton · 4h 04m

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Frenchman's Creek (1944)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Al Ferguson is in this romantic adventure about a restless English noblewoman who escapes her stifling marriage for a passionate affair with a French pirate.

Directed by Mitchell Leisen · 1h 52m · Rated NR

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Al Ferguson Movies

Vengeance Valley (1951)

Along the Great Divide (1951)

The Accused (1949)

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)

Captain America (1944)

Frenchman's Creek (1944)

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