cliff-hanger

Noun

 * 1) * 1939, "Theater gossip," The Independent (St. Petersbury, Florida), 28 Oct. (retrieved 2 Feb. 2009):
 * 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.
 * 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.