Gods and Monsters 1998.

[candelabra]

Ian McKellen said that he felt very comfortable playing the role of James Whale. For, like Whale, McKellan is a homosexual British actor who spent his early career in the theater and ultimately started a career in Hollywood.

There are five original James Whale drawings in this film.

The ending scene where Clay Boone lurches around his alley like Frankenstein's monster was suggested to director Bill Condon by Brendan Fraser.

In real life, James Whale wrote a suicide note before jumping into his pool, reassuring his loved ones that he was not depressed, but only wanted to end his constant physical suffering.