Man by the Wayside
Future star Marlene Dietrich (right)
Directed by	William Dieterle
Written by	William Dieterle Leo Tolstoy (novel)
Starring	Alexander Granach Emilia Unda William Dieterle
Cinematography	Willy Hameister
Production company	Osmania-Film
Release date	12 June 1923
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Man by the Wayside (German: Der Mensch am Wege) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Alexander Granach, Emilia Unda and Dieterle.^[1]

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