It was exactly this, and delivered by Edward Van Sloan's Dr. Van Helsing, much like his intro to Frankenstein a few months later. This is why the film ends so abruptly and awkwardly cut/fades to the End card Universal globe.

I wouldn't stay away from the box set, as it's likely the best these are ever going to look on home video at this stage. I'm just worried that there won't be enough care to accurately present these classic films. It's not like they haven't had multiple opportunities to get it right before. But their "restoration" of Drac has me a bit worried. It's a bit like their in-house work on Jaws which looks to remove all filmlike aspects and present an image that in hardly resembles the film as shot in 1975.

However, Bride of Frankenstein received a full scale restoration some time ago and from reports the 35mm prints struck are jaw dropping. That will be the big draw from me. And depending on how well this sells, Universal might be convinced to release a few more of the sequels. They weren't going to ever release any until now.

If unconvinced check out some of the existing HD versions floating around from HDTV and PS3 store etc. They seem to be just the full HD versions of old masters for the DVDs, but the increased detail does work wonders. But it still doesn't match up to a print. Two years ago I saw two from the studio archive and was shocked to see the good condition they were in. Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman I could maybe understand escaping the wrath of over-popularity, but The Mummy looked almost brand new. 1932 and clean as a whistle.