''Le Commissaire est bon enfant'' (''The Chief is a nice Fellow'') is a one-act comedy by

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. It was first performed on December 16, 1899 at the

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Roles

*The Chief *Floche *Breloc *A man *Agent Lagrenaille *Agent Garrigou *Mr. Punèz *Mrs. Floche

Published editions

* Also .

Filmed adaptations

*1935: ''Le commissaire est bon enfant, le gendarme est sans pitié'', film by

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and Pierre Prévert *1974: ''Le commissaire est bon enfant'',

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by Jean Bertho

External links

Televised performance
of a staging by

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, recorded September 5, 1968. First 3:34 may be viewed at no charge; remaining 32 minutes available at charge. Hosted at the

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(National Audiovisual Institute of France).
Scanned copy
of a paperback reprint of the 1899 Flammarion edition, complete with original photo engravings, at the

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