"cliff-hanger" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1939, \"Theater gossip,\" The Independent (St. Petersbury, Florida), 28 Oct. (retrieved 2 Feb. 2009)",
          "text": "Once upon a time the movie mecca teamed with redskins, and all of them made good livings in the many \"horse operas\" and \"cliff hanger\" serials of the industry's beginning."
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          "ref": "1939, \"Theater gossip,\" The Independent (St. Petersbury, Florida), 28 Oct. (retrieved 2 Feb. 2009)",
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