A biography of the film director known for his horror movies. Whale began his career as an actor and stage manager before winning acclaim as a theater director in London. He ended up in Hollywood, where he made his directorial debut in 1930 with the war movie Journey`s End , and followed a year later with the classic Frankenstein . Whale directed The Bride of Frankenstein and The Invisible Man as well as the movie version of the musical Showboat .