The song figures in the most moving (for me) scene of one of my all-time favorite movies, Tender Mercies.

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Robert Duvall's burnt-out drunk Mac Sledge surely borrowed from Lefty Frizzell.

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28K views 4 years ago. Jul 19, 2006 · Robert Duvall gives one of his finest performances in the 1983 country music drama Tender Mercies. Robert Duvall sings "If you just hold the ladder baby".

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He won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of recovering alcoholic musician Mac Sledge in 1983’s Tender Mercies.