Wasn’t East of Eden a Cain and Abel story? I read it so long ago I don’t remember anything except it being about two brothers.

Yes, I recognize every actor that all went on to fame, but were pretty unknown at the time. Weird thing is that C. Thomas Howell was the lead actor and arguably has had the least career success afterwards. I know he had a ruptured appendix that almost killed him but that was sometime later. Also, kinda interesting aside Tom Cruise was slated to play Sodapop, described in the book as the good looking Curtis brother, but he wanted to play Steve, a smaller role.

I remember Matt Dillon being in other Hinton movie adaptations...Rumble Fish and Tex also.