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The 1950s are usually considered to be an era of rightwing values, but this sentiment was all over pop culture in the postwar 1940s/1950s.
The Saint radio show used to end each episode with its star, Vincent Price, exhorting listeners to reject any “lunatic fringe” that preached discrimination.

And then there’s Frankie:
https://youtu.be/Gfm2l3GcVXw?si=hJYe8EHGkpqT_POU