This film was not successful at the box office, resulting in a loss to RKO of $40,000 ($633,000 in 2018) according to studio records.
Robert Williams also appeared in Platinum Blonde (1931) the same year as this movie, and passed away unexpectedly a few days after its release.
"Devotion" had it's world premiere showing at the Fox Carthay Circle theatre in Hollywood on 15 September 1931.
(Illustrated Daily News, ((Los Angeles, Calif.)) 9/9/31)