This week’s mystery movie was the 1951 MGM picture Teresa, with Pier Angeli, John Ericson, Patricia Collinge, Bill Mauldin, Peggy Ann Garner, Ralph Meeker, Ave Ninchi, Edward Binns, Rod Steiger, Aldo Silvani, Tommy Lewis, Franco Interlenghi, Edith Atwater, Lewis Cianelli, William King and Richard McNamara.

Screenplay by Stewart Stern.

From an original story by Alfred Hayes and Stewart Stern.

Musical director Jack Shaindlin.

Music by Louis Applebaum.

Photographed by William J. Miller.

Art direction by Leo Kerz.

Edited by Frank Sullivan.

Associate film editor David Kummins.

Recording by James Shields.

Script supervisor Arnold Laven.

Technical advisors Bill Mauldin, Capt. James B. Anders and Sgt. Walter R. Malott.

A Fred Zinnemann production.

Further information on Teresa is available from the AFI Catalog.

Teresa is available on DVD from Critics’ Choice Video.

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I picked Teresa by going through the trades and opted for Teresa as it featured the Daily Mirror’s time-change mascot, Pier Angeli, and, of all people, Bill Mauldin. It’s an interesting film about veterans struggling after the war and features location scenes shot in Italy and New York.

The AFI Catalog entry says Bosley liked the film, so I guess we know how my weekly guessing game is going to turn out (trivia note: It opened against Bedtime for Bonzo).
The New York Times, April 6, 1951:

Fred Zinneman, the American director who did that excellent foreign film, The Search, has now come up with another in the same simple, sterling class. Teresa is its title and it tells a compassionate tale of the marriage and postwar adjustments of an American soldier and his young Italian bride. Filmed entirely on locations in Italy and New York’s East Side, and played with magnificent simplicity by two new youngsters in the leading roles, this highly commendable little picture opened at the Fifty-Second Street Trans-Lux yesterday. It merits the rare appreciation of all who are interested in honest, mature films.

For Monday, we have a mysterious fellow.

Update: This is Richard Bishop.

For Tuesday, we have another mysterious fellow.

Update: This is Bill Mauldin.

For “Hm Wednesday,” we have another mysterious fellow.

Update: This is Ralph Meeker.

Brain Trust roll call: Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie and Tuesday’s mysterious artist), Mike Hawks (mystery movie and Tuesday’s mystery artist) and Sheila (mystery movie and Tuesday’s mystery artist).

For “Aha Thursday,” we have a mysterious chap.

Update: This is Rod Steiger.

Brain Trust roll call: Howard Mandelbaum (Wednesday’s mysterious soldier), Greg (mystery movie, Tuesday’s mysterious cartoonist and Wednesday’s mysterious soldier) and Mike Hawks (Wednesday’s mystery soldier).

For Friday, we have a mysterious fellow.

Update: This is John Ericson.

And it’s time for our mysterious leading lady! Is she looking for her mystery dog?

Update: This is Pier Angeli.

Brain Trust roll call: Mike Hawks (Thursday’s mysterious fellow), Sylvia (mystery movie and all mysterious guests) and L.C. (mystery movie and enigmatic cast).