An immediately recognisable feature of movie serials is the cliff-hanger ending to each episode. And among serials from a range of different genres, an aeroplane in some kind of trouble was often the pivotal event. This might have included: an on-board fist fight, the pilot being knocked unconscious, the pilot losing control of the plane, a mid-air expl…
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