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]
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| Directed by | William Dieterle |
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| Cinematography | Willy Hameister |
Production company | Osmania-Film |
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| Country | Germany |
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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
References
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
