He is put on board the ship Mandalay by Poppy despite that the highest police official in India has threatened to send her to Malay Street if she continues to interest herself in Douglas.
It is learned that the police official, mentioned, is the father of Douglas, who wants the couple to separate, but finally he accepts Poppy as a daughter-in-law.
The spectacular fire aboard an ocean liner was shot in color, and to make it even more exciting, a leopard also breaks free on the ship.
The Corvallis, a 270-foot wooden-hulled cargo ship that was surplus from World War I, was purchased from the United States Government by First National Pictures for a fraction of her original cost.
In June 1925, under the supervision of the United States Coast Guard, the Corvallis, now renamed for the film as the Mandalay, was towed 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) offshore, loaded with dynamite, and blown up while the cameras rolled.