The Sea Squawk (1925)

A Scottish immigrant on board ship becomes a pawn in a jewel heist aboard the SS Cognac a threestar liner Blackie Dawson the uncrowned king of jewel thieves and his accomplice Pearl Blackstone have stolen a huge ruby A detective is searching every cabin so Blackie forces our young Scot to swallow the gem and under threat of being shot to stay mum The detective is assisted by Flora Danube a blueeyed Bulgarian daisy who keeps those eyes open To escape death the young Scot disguises himself as a woman but that draws a lot of attention when his disguise is discovered he must climb for his life Is a European union in the offing