Once A Thief

[STSH]

http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/images.mhtml ... ay_set=eng

Screen captures by Eric Draven.

It's been some years since I watched this film. Are the three children with hands over their ears the three lead characters in childhood ?

[williamwan]

Hi STSH,

Yes they are lead characters in their youth.

[Fan]

Kong Lai Loh later changed her name to Leila Tong Ling

Here's the personal info on her official site:
http://www.tongling-official.com/leilatong/personal.htm

So they should be merged.

[STSH]

Kong Lai Loh later changed her name to Leila Tong Ling

Here's the personal info on her official site:
http://www.tongling-official.com/leilatong/personal.htm

So they should be merged.

Thanks Fan. Merged.

This brings up another point.
This actress went under one name from 1991- 2000, and another from 2000 onwards.

Should we add a field for "as", in the same way IMDb does ?

In this instance, it would be Once A Thief ..... Cherie (child) [as Kong Lai Loh].

[williamwan]

Once A Thief ..... Cherie (child) [as Kong Lai Loh].

I think it is confusing to add "[as Kong Lai Loh]" in the role category. People may be wondering whether it is a role name or actress name.

Actually, I wd prefer Leila Tong Ling & Kong Lai Loh remain as they were but with the other name as alias and a footnote that she changed her name in 2000. This will reflect better the changes. Also, I believe all other sources of information did not update the change of names.