29.97 Quicktime files reading as 24

I have a project I am attempting to fix for a client. It looks as though one of her editors tried to convert 24p Quicktime files to 29.97 but Final Cut Pro and Quicktime are reading the files as 24p. The files when played in Quicktime play out with fields which leaves me to believe that the frames and the 3:2 cadence is correct I just need to get Final Cut Pro and Quicktime to read the files correctly.
Is there a program that can change something in the Quicktime files? Something that can act on a batch of files?
Any help is appreciated.

Any ideas at all about how the conversion was done? There no ways to go from 24p (or 23.98) to 29.97 by adding 3:2 pulldown, within the confines of Final Cut Studio, that I'm aware of. You can use Compressor 2 or later to make 23.98 files 29.97, but that creates new intermittant frames, it doesn't add pulldown of any kind. Also, you can 'retime' in QuickTime Pro, but that uses 2:2:2:4 pulldown (every 5th frame is simply a repeat of the frame preceding it).
Does the audio play OK?

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