Photographic element having improved surface protective layer containing composite wax particles

A color motion picture photographic print element comprising a support bearing on one side thereof, in order, a yellow dye image-forming unit comprising at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one yellow dye-forming coupler, a cyan dye image-forming unit comprised of at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one cyan dye-forming coupler, and a magenta dye image-forming unit comprising at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one magenta dye-forming coupler, and on either side thereof a surface protective layer that contains a polymeric binder and composite wax particles having a wax phase and a polymer phase, wherein the polymer phase is soluble in alkaline photographic processing solutions, the composite wax particles comprise from 20 to 80 weight % wax phase based on the total weight of the composite wax particle, and the polymeric binder comprises an alkaline swellable polymer.