6 Best Frank Ferguson Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 9, 2026

Frank Ferguson was one of Hollywood’s most prolific character actors, appearing in hundreds of westerns, dramas and science-fiction films. Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte targets a reclusive Southern woman haunted by an old murder, Man of the West makes a reformed outlaw face his old gang, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms awakens a monster that heads for New York, and Bend of the River defends settlers from gold-rush profiteers. Fort Apache and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein round out the list.

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

TMDB ★ 7.4

An eccentric Southern woman haunted by an old murder is targeted by those who want her house.

Directed by Robert Aldrich · 2h 13m

Where to watch

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

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Man of the West (1958)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A reformed outlaw is forced to confront his violent past when he's reunited with his old gang.

Directed by Anthony Mann · 1h 40m

Where to watch

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

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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Frank Ferguson appears when an Arctic nuclear test awakens a prehistoric monster that heads for New York.

Directed by Eugène Lourié · 1h 20m

Where to watch

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

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Bend of the River (1952)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A wagon train guide with a shady past defends settlers from gold-rush profiteers and his own former partner.

Directed by Anthony Mann · 1h 31m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Two bumbling delivery men get tangled up with Frankenstein's monster, Dracula and the Wolf Man.

Directed by Charles Barton · 1h 23m

Where to watch

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

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Fort Apache (1948)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A rigid, glory-seeking cavalry officer's recklessness threatens his fort and the soldiers under his command.

Directed by John Ford · 2h 08m

Where to watch

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

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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 Frank Ferguson Movies

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

Man of the West (1958)

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

Bend of the River (1952)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

Fort Apache (1948)

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