1959
Mark Lewis, a disturbed young man who works as a focus-puller and takes illicit photographs, secretly films the murders he commits, including that of a woman named Dora. Helen Stephens, Mark's neighbor, becomes interested in him and discovers his disturbing home movies, which reveal his scientist father's cruel experiments on him as a child. As the police investigate the murder of a model named Vivian, Mark continues his murderous spree, filming the terror in his victims' eyes as they die. Helen uncovers Mark's dark-room and watches a film that exposes his crimes, leading to a final confrontation where Mark, unable to stop himself, turns the camera on himself, capturing his own death.
Save the Cat beat sheet
Peeping Tom follows Mark, a voyeuristic cameraman, whose obsession with filming real terror leads to murder and personal tragedy.
Open full beat sheetMark Lewis is listed as Protagonist / Photographer. A young, shy, and disturbed man who works as a focus-puller and takes illicit photographs; son of a famous scientist. In the parsed data, Mark Lewis is connected to 49 scenes, 88 dialogue lines, 88 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
49 scenes / 88 dialogue linesHelen Stephens is listed as Love interest / Librarian. A sensitive, intelligent, and attractive young woman who lives in the same house as Mark. In the parsed data, Helen Stephens is connected to 24 scenes, 93 dialogue lines, 94 text mentions, first appearing around scene 11.
24 scenes / 93 dialogue linesMrs. Stephens is listed as Helen's mother. A blind, alcoholic woman who lives with Helen. In the parsed data, Mrs. Stephens is connected to 14 scenes, 11 dialogue lines, 12 text mentions, first appearing around scene 16.
14 scenes / 11 dialogue linesChief Inspector Gregg is listed as Police Investigator. A veteran police officer investigating the murders. In the parsed data, Chief Inspector Gregg is connected to 9 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 36.
9 scenes / 1 dialogue linesArthur Baden is listed as Film Director. The director of the film being shot at the studio. In the parsed data, Arthur Baden is connected to 8 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 18.
8 scenes / 5 dialogue linesVivian is listed as Extra / Model. A vivacious brunette extra who agrees to a film test with Mark. In the parsed data, Vivian is connected to 8 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 19.
8 scenes / 5 dialogue linesTony Hunter is listed as Helen's acquaintance. A well-built young man who is interested in Helen. In the parsed data, Tony Hunter is connected to 7 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 16.
7 scenes / 5 dialogue linesSergeant Miller is listed as Police Officer. Gregg's assistant. In the parsed data, Sergeant Miller is connected to 7 scenes, first appearing around scene 32.
7 scenes / 0 dialogue linesMr. Peters is listed as Newsagent. Mark's employer who sells illicit photographs. In the parsed data, Mr. Peters is connected to 6 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
6 scenes / 3 dialogue linesDon Jarvis is listed as Managing Director. The head of the film studio. In the parsed data, Don Jarvis is connected to 5 scenes, first appearing around scene 21.
5 scenes / 0 dialogue linesDr. Rosen is listed as Psychiatrist. A psychiatrist brought in for publicity who knew Mark's father. In the parsed data, Dr. Rosen is connected to 4 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 55.
4 scenes / 1 dialogue linesMilly is listed as Model. A vivacious young redhead who models for Mark. In the parsed data, Milly is connected to 3 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 9.
3 scenes / 2 dialogue linesLorraine is listed as Model. A model with a hare lip and beautiful eyes. In the parsed data, Lorraine is connected to 1 scene, first appearing around scene 9.
1 scenes / 0 dialogue linesA woman named Dora is followed by a man through a deserted street at night.
Mark LewisDora walks to her house while being followed.
Mark LewisDora enters her house and heads upstairs.
Mark LewisDora is confronted by the man in her room.
Mark LewisMark watches a film of the murder he committed.
Mark LewisMark films a couple in a park.
Mark LewisMark photographs the aftermath of the murder.
Mark Lewis, Mr. PetersMark works at the newsagent's shop.
Mark Lewis, Mr. PetersMark photographs models Milly and Lorraine.
Mark Lewis, Milly, Lorraine, Mr. PetersHelen celebrates her birthday.
Mark Lewis, Helen Stephens, Mrs. Stephens, Tony HunterHelen invites Mark to her party.
Mark Lewis, Helen Stephens, Tony HunterMark is interrupted while working.
Mark Lewis, Helen StephensHelen brings Mark cake.
Mark Lewis, Helen StephensMark and Helen discuss Mark's background, his father, and his work as a photographer.
Mark Lewis, Helen StephensMark shows Helen his home movies, revealing his father's disturbing experiments on him as a child.
Mark Lewis, Helen StephensMrs. Stephens confronts Tony at the party.
Mrs. Stephens, Tony HunterTony interrupts Mark and Helen; Helen leaves with Tony.
Mark Lewis, Helen Stephens, Tony HunterMark is on set at the film studio; he disagrees with the director's choice.
Mark Lewis, Vivian, Arthur BadenMark and Vivian meet secretly behind a wall to discuss a film test.
Mark Lewis, VivianBaden directs Diane Ashley in a scene while Mark operates the camera.
Mark Lewis, Vivian, Arthur Baden, Dr. RosenMr. Jarvis reviews budgets and plans a surprise visit to the set.
Don JarvisThe film crew wraps up the day's shooting.
Mark Lewis, Vivian, Arthur Baden, Dr. RosenMark and Vivian meet for the secret film test.
Mark Lewis, VivianMark directs Vivian in a scene involving a trunk, using his cine-camera to film her while she acts out a sequence.
Mark Lewis, VivianDon Jarvis walks through the studio lot and investigates a stage.
Don JarvisElectricians talk while a dial flickers.
Mark continues to direct Vivian, creating a frightening atmosphere.
Mark Lewis, VivianHelen and her mother discuss Mark and Helen's writing.
Helen Stephens, Mrs. StephensHelen visits Mark, who gives her a birthday present and they discuss her book.
Mark Lewis, Helen StephensBaden directs a scene with Diane and the Assistant, which is interrupted when a body is discovered in a trunk.
Mark Lewis, Helen Stephens, Milly, Vivian, Arthur BadenThe Head of Publicity reacts to the news of the body in the trunk.
Chief Inspector Gregg and Sergeant Miller discuss the murder investigation.
Chief Inspector Gregg, Sergeant MillerThe film unit waits for the police, while Mark observes and films the arrival of the authorities.
Mark Lewis, Helen Stephens, Arthur BadenThe police inspect the trunk on the set.
Chief Inspector Gregg, Sergeant Miller, Don Jarvis, Arthur BadenDon Jarvis informs the unit about the police interviews.
Mark Lewis, Chief Inspector Gregg, Sergeant Miller, Don JarvisMark is interviewed by the police.
Mark Lewis, Chief Inspector Gregg, Sergeant MillerMark sneaks into the studio to film the police investigation.
Mark Lewis, Chief Inspector Gregg, Sergeant Miller, Dr. RosenHelen and Mrs. Stephens discuss the murder and Mark.
Helen Stephens, Mrs. StephensMrs. Stephens and Helen discuss Mark's profession and his whereabouts while Mrs. Stephens senses Mark watching from outside.
Helen Stephens, Mrs. Stephens, Mark LewisMark enters the house and is introduced to Mrs. Stephens.
Mark Lewis, Helen Stephens, Mrs. StephensMark interacts with Mrs. Stephens, who questions him about his work and the studio.
Mark Lewis, Helen Stephens, Mrs. StephensHelen asks Mark to leave his camera behind before their date.
Mark Lewis, Helen StephensMark locks his camera in a cupboard in his mother's old room.
Mark Lewis, Helen StephensMark and Helen leave for dinner; Mark is distracted by a couple kissing in an alley.
Mark Lewis, Helen StephensTony visits Mrs. Stephens, who asks him to look up a studio number.
Mrs. Stephens, Tony HunterMark and Helen have dinner; Helen discusses her book idea based on Mark.
Mark Lewis, Helen StephensMark and Helen walk home.
Mark Lewis, Helen StephensMark and Helen return home; Helen returns the camera to Mark.
Mark Lewis, Helen Stephens, Tony HunterMark is in his dark-room when Mrs. Stephens appears in the shadows.
Mark Lewis, Mrs. StephensMark and Mrs. Stephens watch a film, but the lights fail. Mark attempts to film her, causing her distress.
Mark Lewis, Mrs. StephensMark continues filming Mrs. Stephens, who is visibly terrified.
Mark Lewis, Mrs. StephensMrs. Stephens confronts Mark about his behavior and warns him to stay away from Helen.
Mark Lewis, Mrs. StephensMark guides Mrs. Stephens down the stairs; she touches his face.
Mark Lewis, Mrs. StephensThe Inspector discusses the murder case with Jarvis, Baden, and the Publicity Man.
Chief Inspector Gregg, Sergeant Miller, Don Jarvis, Arthur BadenThe film unit prepares for a shot; the Inspector and Dr. Rosen observe.
Mark Lewis, Chief Inspector Gregg, Sergeant Miller, Arthur Baden, Dr. RosenMark makes a phone call to arrange a meeting and prepares a will.
Mark LewisMark arrives at the shop to meet Milly.
Mark Lewis, Mr. PetersMr. Peters gives Mark a key to the shop and instructs him to lock up, while Mark prepares to work.
Mark Lewis, Mr. PetersMr. Peters leaves the shop while a detective watches him.
Mr. Peters, Chief Inspector GreggMark and Milly are in the studio; Mark photographs the detective outside.
Mark Lewis, Milly, Chief Inspector GreggHelen tries to wake her drunken mother before leaving.
Helen Stephens, Mrs. StephensHelen encounters Tony, who mentions her mother's claims about Mark.
Helen Stephens, Tony HunterHelen discovers Mark's dark-room and watches a film that reveals his crimes.
Mark Lewis, Helen StephensI think he learned a lot... from me... I'd wake up... screaming... sometimes... and he'd be there... taking notes... and pictures... and I'm sure good came of it... for some people... He was brilliant.
Instead of taking the first trunk you see, I want you, darling... to ask for a blue trunk - and when he brings it to you, to ask for a red one - and when he brings that, to ask for a white one...
Know I'm being rude... but I really would like to see them... it would be a birthday present... from you to me.
It says all this filming isn't healthy - and that you need help...
Scoptophilia!... That would interest him! A most fertile mind.
The party looks like breaking up, and we were wondering if...
Am I supposed to imagine someone is going to put me in there?
... if I charge too much, tell me and I'll tell the agents.
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