Single-side coated silver halide photographic film material having reduced tendency to curl

The present invention relates to single-side coated black-and-white imaging elements comprising a support material, an image-forming layer on one side, and a backing layer on the other side. A single-side coated light-sensitive silver halide photographic film material has been disclosed, having on one side of a subbed support, one or more light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer(s) overcoated with an outermost protective layer; and, at the other side of said support, a backing layer, covered with a protective outermost layer, characterized in that at least said backing layer is provided with a layer wherein, besides a cross-linked or cross-linkable first binder an organic component free from cross-linking upon reaction with a hardener is present as a second binder having a low molecular weight.