Man by the Wayside

{{short description|1923 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name =Man by the Wayside

| image = Man by the Wayside.jpg

| caption = Future star Marlene Dietrich (right)

| director = William Dieterle

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| writer = {{ubl|William Dieterle|Leo Tolstoy (novel)}}

| narrator =

| starring = {{ubl|Alexander Granach|Emilia Unda|William Dieterle}}

| music =

| editing =

| cinematography = Willy Hameister

| studio = Osmania-Film

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1923|06|12|df=yes}}

| runtime =

| country = Germany

| language = {{ubl|Silent|German intertitles}}

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}}

Man by the Wayside ({{langx|de|Der Mensch am Wege}}) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Alexander Granach, Emilia Unda and Dieterle.Bock & Bergfelder p. 89

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.