CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Everybody knows “A Christmas Story” and this summer’s blockbuster “Superman” were filmed in Cleveland. But the city’s role in Hollywood history — and its impact on the movie industry — goes much deeper than that.

That’s the point of “Hollywood on the Cuyahoga: Northeast Ohio and the Movies,” an exhibition opening Thursday at the Western Reserve Historical Society’s Cleveland History Center in University Circle. Compact but comprehensive, the two-room show highlights the region’s influence on film for more than a century, from the earliest Edison shorts to Marvel superhero spectacles.

“There are a lot of ‘aha’ moments that guests will discover,” said Angie Lowrie, the museum’s director. “Not only the actors, but those behind the scenes — the producers, the special-effec

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