Scenes from Whale's Classics (such as Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and the Invisible Man) are used in dream sequences and help show parallels between the characters and the straight yard-worker that he befriends.
Good movie, and the best biographical film of a queer horror film-maker made so far.
James Whale is an important figure in the horror genre in general and queer horror in specific. The performances by Ian McKellen and Brendan Fraser are wonderful and give you a full sense of what it must have been like for Whale to be an openly gay male Director in Hollywood.