Man by the Wayside

Man by the Wayside (Der Mensch am Wege) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Alexander Granach, Emilia Unda and Dieterle.

It was Dieterle's first film as director, and featured Marlene Dietrich in a supporting role. Twenty years later he would direct her again the 1944 Hollywood film Kismet.

Cast

 * Alexander Granach as Shoemaker
 * Emilia Unda as Wife of the shoemaker
 * William Dieterle as Michael
 * Heinrich George as Gutsbesitzer
 * Wilhelm Völcker as Kutscher
 * Sophie Pagay as Krämersfrau
 * Marlene Dietrich as Krämerstochter
 * Wilhelm Diegelmann as Wirt
 * Liselotte Rolle as Kind des Schusters
 * Max Pohl as Amtmann
 * Ludwig Rex as Aufseher
 * Ernst Gronau as Arzt
 * Fritz Rasp as Farmhand
 * Werner Pledath as Knechte
 * Dolly Lorenz as Magd
 * Gerhard Bienert
 * Georg Hilbert
 * Fritz Kampers
 * Hermine Körner
 * Max Nemetz
 * Lotte Stein