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A 12-episode serial in which Tailspin Tommy evades volcanoes, anti-aircraft shells, and time bombs as he foils a plan by corrupt profiteers to steal an island's oil reserves.
Practical Effects
Real biplane stunts and volcano miniatures that slap.
Editing
Cliffhanger structure that invented binge-watching.
Production
Universal's serial factory at peak assembly-line chaos.

Director
Ray Taylor
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